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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: November 28, 1988 09:00 AM .......; Rod Welch

Knee surgery, meeting with Dr. Glick for follow up exam.

1...Summary/Objective


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Pacific Orthopaedic Medical Group                                                                                                                                  
020101 - Dr. James M. Glick                                                                                                                                               

SUBJECTS
Knee Surgery                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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0403 -    ..
0404 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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040501 - Follow up ref SDS 2 0001, ref SDS 1 0001.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
040502 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
040503 - Advised Jim of tennis and running.  Also mentioned the discomfort that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
040504 - occurs when the knee is straightened after being bent for some time                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
040505 - while sitting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
040507 -  ..
040508 - Jim said he doesn't know what is causing this problem.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
040510 -  ..
040511 - To find out he would have to perform additional exploratory surgery of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
040512 - the kind performed in October.  He indicated it may be due to loss of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
040513 - lubricant in the joint.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
040515 -  ..
040516 - Jim explained that he "smoothed" the rough areas on the bone joint                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
040517 - where the cartilage has worn.  This may be an area that was not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
040518 - "smoothed" although since this condition did not exist prior to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
040519 - surgery, it is unclear why it would come about afterwards.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
040521 -  ..
040522 - He asked me to see him again in a few months.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
040524 -  ..
040525 - Jim emphasized there will likely be continued problems with the knee,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
040526 - but that it can be minimized by stregthening the knee muscles.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
040528 -  ..
040529 - When I got home, I called Ron Useldinger and ordered an Exergenie.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
040530 - Also played tennis for about an hour.  The knee seems to be holding up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
040531 - better and better.  There was not the fatigue that followed this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
040532 - effort that resulted on Thursday when Millie and I played.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
040534 -  ..
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0408 - Call to Ron Useldinger                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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040901 - He needs my address in Montana and a credit card number.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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