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69 y.o. male, rotater cuff surgery 8/14.had sepsis, pneumonia, abscessed tooth after. he's planning on torn meniscus surgery 9/11. wise choice?
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No for two reasons!: You may need crutches after meniscal surgery for several days, and probably should not use them given your recent rotator cuff surgery less than a month prior. The additional risk of elective surgery given recent acute sepsis and infection is also avoidable and can be decreased toward normal risk by merely waiting several weeks perhaps
Answered 9/2/2014
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