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What might recovery from calf augmentation due to a knee injury? three years ago, i suffered a right knee injury in a skiing accident. i had surgery to hold my patella in place as it was always snapping out of its normal location. i'm 35 and keep physical

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Dr. Kenneth Stein answered

Calf aug: I think your best bet for calf augmentation would be autofat transfer. This would be the least invasive and should not interfere with your knee injury in any way.

Answered 6/9/2013

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A member asked:

What might recovery from calf augmentation due to a knee injury? three years ago, i suffered a right knee injury in a skiing accident. i had surgery to hold my patella in place as it was always snapping out of its normal location. i'm 35 and keep physical

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Kenneth Stein answered

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