To Cut or Not To Cut...

[Guest guest]

Now I'm really confused. Up until recently I thought the only doctor

in the US that didn't cut muscle was Dr Mont. Then last week I saw a

post by who said that Dr Schmalzreid told him that he didn't

cut

muscle, but seperated it.( I sent an email to Chuck for

clarification but have received no reply). I also thought that the

English doctors and deSmet in Belgium didn't cut either but today I

see a post about Dr deSmet that states he does cut the short external

rotators and then re-attaches them. This was rather shocking because

up until now I think MOST of us thought he and the English doctors

cut

none of the muscle.

In my search for a quick recovery after surgery I always felt the

less

the muscles are cut , the faster the healing. So where are we now?

Who

cuts and how much? Could the American doctors, who have said that

they

do cut muscle be referring to the same muscles that deSmet speaks of?

Perhaps people who have appointments with doctors could ask them to

clarify exactly which muscles are cut and then post it on this

site.Or

if you've already had the conversation, like with Schmalzreid,

please post what the doctor said.

It would be nice if we could find if there is a difffernce, doctor to

doctor, and what the difference is.

Thanks.

Tom

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