Thomas Myers

Dr. Myers performed partial knee Makoplasty on me in 2017. Started PT and my knee swelled to three times its regular size, so I couldn’t start any strength conditioning. Six month post-op with Dr Myers, my quad had atrophied. More PT in-house didn’t help. Finally I consulted with a Duke University Orthopedist. His X-rays showed that the Makoplasty device was put in crooked, which was why my leg was bowed and I was unable to straighten it. Dr. Myers denied it was crooked and said I was bow-legged so the device had to follow the curve of my leg. (News to me.) Fast forward SIX YEARS of living in constant pain. I finally got up the courage to have another surgery. New doctor did a full knee replacement and noted there was encapsulation in the back of my knee that was never addressed. He stra