Need a GOOD hand/wrist surgeon...

6/9/2013 11:25pm Edited Date/Time 6/13/2015 9:55pm
I am going in for a follow-up on Tuesday, but no matter how that turns out I want a second opinion. I suffered a fairly complex wrist fracture (comminuted intra-articular distal radius fracture with radialulnar joint disruption). I came up short on an unforgiving triple. I managed to get my feet forward on the pegs and pin it, but my right arm was too rigid and the hit crushed my wrist. I did ride it out, not that it did me any good...

What all that clinical jargon means is the following:
*I crushed/compressed my distal radius
*fractures extend through joint articulation surfaces
*a substantial area of the joint surface which allows the ulna and radius slide against each other (when you twist you hand) is busted off.

From the standpoint of difficulty in treatment this is a tough one... Of the four categories of wrist fractures this one is a Cat 4.

Does anyone have experience, or know of someone that has experience, with a good hand/wrist surgeon anywhere in California? This is not a job for a general orthopedic surgeon... I want someone with experience performing procedures on complex DR fractures. One name I came up with is David Slutsky in Torrance, CA... however, I would like to have a first person reference. With all the pros, and aspiring pros, based out of Southern California, there must be a few surgeons in the area that are known within the industry as being go to guys for difficult wrist fractures.

Any recommendations/testimonials are much appreciated....
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6/10/2013 12:49am
WOOOO...Dude that sux big time.....hope you recover fully!
Hope someone can help you out with that
6/10/2013 10:23am
Thanks 819,

I know of Ting...great all around sports ortho...but I need a wrist specialist....
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6/10/2013 10:42am Edited Date/Time 6/10/2013 10:43am
http://www.orangeorthopaedics.com/doctors.html

I highly recommend this place. They have great specialist for all parts of the skeleton. I have had two fusions here that saved me from a life of pain. They repaired a botched fusion from Dr. Watkins in LA who was supposed to be the best. My daughter just had a surgery on her ankle (scoped and tendon repair / 12 yrs old.) It is better than new after 3 months. Last, a family friend who is a retired neurosurgeon chose this place for his spine fusion and hip replacement.

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6/10/2013 1:54pm
Heard good things about this guy:

Dr. Julio Taleisnik
The Hand Care Ctr
1140 W La Veta Ave Ste 860
Orange, CA 92868
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6/10/2013 2:17pm
I have a great wrist/hand surgeon that put back my arms after a very serious wreck but he's in cleveland ohio. I can give you the info if it's worth your time.
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6/10/2013 2:32pm
I had a very similar injury and was actually even worse. Head on collision with a large tractor and the left wrist went into the radiator and shattered my wrist into 75 plus tiny pcs. They wanted to fuse it and could not get anyone to fix it. I found a dr out of the mayo clinic in Rochester MN. He did it and it works 10 times better than they ever thought it would. I can still ride with it but cant case jumps or ride rough chop. He is one of the leading experts in the country on hand and wrist stuff. I dont have his name off the top of my head but can get it for you. It would be worth the trip to get it done right!
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6/10/2013 3:46pm
Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic. Dr. Chris Berg, very fast off roader and former pro racer. He is their hand specialist, and extremely good. TOC worked RC when he was racing, they take care of the FSU athletes. They fixed up,Stefy Bau after he nasty foot and ankle injuries. If it can be fixed, they're your guys!
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6/10/2013 4:48pm Edited Date/Time 6/10/2013 4:50pm
Dr Paul Rieman is one of the best. He is an asterisk doctor at all the SX races and he deals with a lot of motorcycle related injuries. I recommend him. He is in Murrieta CA.
6/10/2013 11:30pm
Thanks for the leads guys......



It does not look that bad, but the fragment at the radial ulnar joint is the real problem. Busting things up in this area is not good...
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6/11/2013 1:02am Edited Date/Time 6/11/2013 1:02am
Dr Steve Navaro in Brea CA. He takes care of most of the riders you see weekly up front. Wink
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6/11/2013 6:37am
Maybe ask this doc who he would recommend? http://www.sandersclinic.net/
I have no experience with him, but he is very active in the ktmtalk "Injuries - Riders down but not out" forum.
6/13/2015 9:55pm
I have the exact same fracture (snowboard accident) with grade 4 arthritis and I just had surgery by dr. Kendrick Lee in oakland California. My future is ultimately a fusion due to the involvement of a shitty acute doctor in Tahoe and complicated by a rare nerve disorder called CRPS but he operated on me in February. I'm doing better than expected and had only 4 days post op swelling and dr Lee will be able and his approach/techniques to put off the partial fusion as long as possible. I will never let anyone ever operate on a hand/wrist other than him. Fyi original dr who wanted to fuse it now with no other option was theo Schwartz in Dublin CA, dr. Kendrick Lee was my 2nd opinion. So shop around! Never settle when it comes to ur health! Good luck, it's Gunna be a long hard road no matter who u chose tho.

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