Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ ♪
>> WELCOME BACK TO "THE
DOCTORS".
TODAY WE ARE LETTING YOU KNOW
HOW TO DETERMINE WHEN SURGERY
IS REQUIRED.
OUR OWN DR. ORDON INJURED HIS
KNEE AND DECIDED TO PAY A
VISIT TO HIS OLD COLLEGE BUDDY
IN THE BRONX FOR A LITTLE
GUIDANCE!
>> DR. LOU!
>> DREW, HOW ARE YOU BEEN?
>> SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE GO BACK A LONG WAY.
>> THAT WE DO.
[ LAUGHTER ] ALL STARTED, UM,
AT LINCOLN HERE IN THE SOUTH
BRONX.
>> BACK IN THE 80S.
>> I WATCH YOUR SHOW
REGULARLY.
TERRIFIC SHOW J. I HAVE A FAN,
LOVE IT!
>> IT HELPS TO HAVE A DOCTOR
THAT MAKES YOU LAUGH AND
SMILE.
DR. ROSE AND I KNOW HOW TO
LAUGH.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> I AM GUILTY.
THE WEEKEND WARRIOR I HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN --
>> I HAVE BEEN WARNING YOU.
>> I TRIED TO FIT IT ALL IN,
THE GOLF, PADDLE TENNIS.
>> A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
LET'S LOOK AT THE MRI.
SEE WHAT IT SHOWS.
YOU HAVE A TEAR IN THE BACK OF
THE MINISCUS, ON THE INSIDE
PART OF YOUR KNEE.
A TWISTING INJURY.
IT FITS WITH THE GOLF CAME,
THE PADDLE GAME.
>> HOW SOON WILL I BE PLAYING
GOLF AGAIN?
>> WE WILL TRIM THIS AWAY, AND
YOU WILL BE HITTING THE GOLF
BALL AGAIN IN 10 DAYS TO TWO
WEEKS.
READY TO RUMBLE .
>> I AM READY TO RUMBLE.
>> MY SCALPEL IS SHARP.
>>IM NERVOUS?
DARN RIGHT, I AM USUALLY THE
ONE DOING THE CUTTING BUT I AM
THE PATIENT TODAY.
I AM GOING UNDER THE KNIFE.
BUT I TRUST DR. ROSE 100%!
♪ ♪♪
>> TORN BETWEEN HAVING SURGERY
OR JUST GOING THROUGH REHAB.
TURNS OUT DR. ORDON WAS READY
FOR SURGERY.
>> I AM GONNA COME OUT WITH A
KNEW KNEE.
>> LOU'S GOING UNDER MY KNIFE
AND I AM GOING UNDER LOU'S
KNIFE.
>> I WILL START THE ANESTHESIA
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> NOW THAT DREW IS SAFELY
SLEEPING AND HE CAN'T HEAR ME,
I AM GONNA SAY THAT IT IS SHOW
TIME, ONLY IT'S ON DREW THIS
TIME.
>> SHOW TIME!
>> WE ENTER.
AND WE LOOK AT THE
UNDERSURFACE OF DREW'S
KNEECAP.
YOU SEE THAT THERE'S A FAIR
AMOUNT OF THOSE LITTLE FIBERS
HANGING TOWN, AND THAT IS FROM
WEAR AND TEAR OF THE ARTICULAR
CARTILAGE, ANOTHER NAME FOR
OSTEOARTHRITIS.
HERE'S THE TEAR.
IT'S A COMPLEX TEAR IN MANY
DIRECTIONS.
WE WILL TRY TO REMOVE PORTIONS
OF THIS DEBRIS.
WE WILL TRY TO GET HIM BACK TO
A STABLE EDGE SO THAT ALL OF
THIS STUFF THAT'S BEEN TORN
AND IS CAUSING HIM, HIS PAIN,
IS REMOVED.
>> WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A
MORE STABLE BORDER BACK THERE.
NOW I WANT TO DO A CONDERAL
PLASTY.
WE REMOVE THIS.
OUR GOAL IS TO SMOOTH IT OUT
AS MUCH OF THIS ARTICULAR
CARTILAGE AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S MUCH SMOOTHER, IT'S CLEAR
DREW'S HAD DAMAGE PRIOR TO THE
INJURY.
I THINK WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY
GOOD HERE.
>> I THINK HE'S GONNA HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RELIEF
FROM THIS.
I THINK IT WILL BE BACK TO
SPORTS FOR DREW IN MOW -- NO
TIME!
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> OH!
>> YOU WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO
PLAY THAT PART!
>> DR. ORDON'S GOOD FRIEND,
DR. ROSE, PERFORMED THE
SURGERY FOR DR. ORDON.
AND YOU WOKE UP THINKING YOU
WERE IN FRANCE?
>> THEY GAVE ME PROPOPHROL.
IT STOPS THE LAST THOUGHTS YOU
HAD IN YOUR BRAIN, AND WHEN
YOU WAKE UP, YOU REPLAY IT.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING IN FRENCH, SO THE
FIRST THING THAT CAME OUT OF
MY MOUTH WAS SOMETHING IN
FRENCH G. FIGURE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> GO FIGURE.
>> VERY GOOD.
AND, YOU GUYS ARE BUDDIES.
GUBACK IN TIME.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GO BACK
AND SEE YOUR BUDY AND HAVING
YOUR SURGERY DONE BY DR. ROSE?
>> WE BOTH STARTED IN THE
BRONX, THAT'S WHERE WE MET.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WE TOOK SEPARATE PATHS.
HE STAID IN NEW YORK, I CAME
OUT WEST TO BEVERLY HILLS.
WE BOTH HAVE SUCCESSFUL
CAREERS.
BUT SOMEONE YOU MEET IN
RESIDENCY, SOMEONE I KNEW
BEFORE WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE
TODAY, IT'S A SPECIAL, SPECIAL
BOND.
>> IT IS .
>> AND, THE STORIES.
WE LAUGH.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING.
>> YOU WERE HAVING FUN IN THAT
VIDEO.
I LOVE IT, BECAUSE IT SHOWS
THAT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO
BE SCARY.
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE
SO SERIOUS.
BUT THE ONE THING I WILL SAY
HERE, IS, YOU HAD A SERIOUS
DECISION TO MAKE, DO I HAVE A
SURGERY, OR NOT?
>> DR. ROSE, LET'S TALK
THROUGH THIS.
>> YOU HAVE TO DO REST, ICE,
COMPRESSION AND ELEVATION.
IF IT SUBSIDES AND YOU ARE
FEELING BETTER IN A DAY OR SO,
AS LONG AS IT COMPLETELY
RESOLVES, YOU ARE FINE.
>> THAT'S WHAT YOU.
YOU INJURED YOUR KNEE.
>> AS FAR AS RICE, I DID THE
"ICE", THE REST?
NOT SO MUCH.
I HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE,
THINKING IT WOULD GET BETTER
IN TIME.
BUT WHEN IT WENT WEEKS AND
WEEKS AND WEEKS AND I WAS
TRYING TO DO STUFF ON IT, IT
WASN'T HAPPENING.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> SO, GOT THE MRI, SAW THE
MINISICAL TEAR.
>> YES.
>> THIS IS A SURGERY.
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE?
>> 34 MINUTES.
>> 34 MINUTES.
>> YOU KNEW, DR. ORDON, WHEN
YOU WENT TO SEE DR. ROSE, YOU
WERE READY FOR THE SURGERY .
>> I KNEW YOU -A I NEEDED
THAT, I HAD SO MUCH PAIN OVER
THE MEDIAL MINISCUS.
IT'S TWO WEEKS TO THE DAY,
TODAY.
YOU WANT TO SEE THE WORK YOU
DID?
>> YEAH.
>> YOU REMOVED THE SUTURES, I
GUESS YOU ARE QUALIFIED FOR
THAT.
>> HOW'S IT MOVING?
>> MOVING PRETTY GOOD.
>> PUT ME THROUGH THE TEST .
>> WHEN DR. ORDON CAME TO
SEEME IN THE OFFICE, ONE OF
THE TESTS THAT'S SIGNIFICANT,
IS A MCMURRAY'S TEST, IT'S
WHERE WE STRESS THE COMPART
MENT WHERE THE MINISCUS
RESIDES, YOU CAN HEAR AN
AUDIBLE CLICK OFTENTIMES AS
YOU TAKE THE PATIENTS KNEE
THROUGH THE MANEUVER.
>> HE DID IT TO ME, AND I
WANTED TO HIT HIM "YOU KNOW
WHERE".
>> LET'S SEE NOW.
>> MINISCUS IS THE CUSHION IN
THE KNEE.
AND IN YOUR CASE, THE MEDIAL
ASPECT, THE CUSHION HAD BEEN
TORN.
>> EXACTLY.
>> SLIDE BACK FOR A SECOND.
>> OKAY.
>> WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO
IS GET THE LEG ALL THE WAY
BACK LIKE THIS. AND THEN WE
PUT A LITTLE STRESS ON IT, AND
I PUT MY FINGER OVER THE
JOINT-LINE.
AS I STRESS IT AND STATEN IT
OUT -- STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, THE
MINISCUS IS UNDER STRESS YOU
WILL HEAR A CLICKING NOISE,
AND THE PATIENT WILL HAVE
PAIN.
I TOLD HIM, AND I SAID, DOT
TEST.
SHOW IT TO ME.
HE BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES.
IT WAS LIKE, OH, YEAH.
>> YOU ARE ON THE ROAD TO
RECOVERY.
TWO WEEKS OUT, DR. ORDON WHAT
I WANTS TO KNOW ... WHEN CAN
HE SWING A GOLF CLUB AGAIN?
THAT'S WHAT HE REALLY WANTS TO
KNOW.
>> I THINK HE COULD SWING A
GOLF CLUB HONESTLY, RIGHT NOW.
>> REALLY?
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> COOL.
[ APPLAUSE ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> OH, TRAVIS.
MAY I --
>> TRAVIS, MAY I HAVE MY
DRIVER?
>> DOCTOR?
>> IP YES, SIR?
>> I HAVE BEEN WAITING A
COUPLE OF WEEKS, DO I HAVE THE
GREEN LIGHT FOR THIS .
>> YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO GO
AHEAD.
>> WE NEED THE PROPER
ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> "NOW ON THE FIRST TEE AT
AUGUSTA NATIONAL, DR.
ANDREWORDON!
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> OH! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> WHOA!
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> IT'S OBVIOUS, THE
CAMARADERIE YOU TWO HAVE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE ON THE
SHOW.
>> GLAD YOU ARE FEELING
BETTER.
>> WE WILL HIT THE LYNX SOON.