Hi. I've sent an MRI of my knee down to Dr Dunn to get evaluated. At the same time I plan to look into his references. So far I have asked Henry Mankin (an orthopedic surgeon in Boston) and Michael Ehrlich (Chief Orthopaedics at Brown University) what if anything they know about Dr. Dunn's procedures. There responses are included below.
What I am going to do next.
1) Send email to Thomas Thornhill, Mark Gebhardt, James Kasser, and Harry Rubash (current members of the
dept of orthopedic surgery at Harvard) to track down the following quote from the front page of Dr Dunn's site:
EXTRAORDINARY .. is the opinion of the professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard University.
2) Look into the international cartilage repair society
3) contact stem cell researchers, eg Amy Wagers.
What I am going to do next.
1) Send email to Thomas Thornhill, Mark Gebhardt, James Kasser, and Harry Rubash (current members of the
dept of orthopedic surgery at Harvard) to track down the following quote from the front page of Dr Dunn's site:
EXTRAORDINARY .. is the opinion of the professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard University.
2) Look into the international cartilage repair society
3) contact stem cell researchers, eg Amy Wagers.
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Re: IAGH revisted
Mon, June 23, 2008 - 8:47 AMHenry Mankin's response:
Sorry Ms Millar ... I don't know anyone who has been treated with growth hormone like Dunn does. You
may want to ask Dr. Michael Ehrlich, Chief Orthopaedics at Brown University. [..]
Michael Ehrlich's response:
I have spent 30+ years doing cartilage research and research on osteoarthritis. Frankly, I have never heard of Dr. Dunn. While growth hormone does have a salutary effect on cartilage, injecting it intraarticularly may permit passage into the systemic circulation. There are some very harmful effects of increased pituatary hormones, like growht hormone, in adults. You would want very specific information about serum levels of this drug before using it. Further, anyone who has been doing research on this for 40 years, as his website describes, should have published his brilliant results in rheumatology or orthopaedic journals. I don't know if this works, but I am skeptical. There are many other ways to treat chondromalacia. Perhaps you should see our sports medice orthopaedists. -
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Re: IAGH revisted
Mon, July 28, 2008 - 12:33 AMPlease share with us your informations that you got. I went to see Dc. Dunn and I have a lot of infos for you if you want. I was supposed to get the surgery (a week ago) but I cound't since he fell sick or something. I am curious what you found on this. I was going to get the treatment for severe chondromalacia patella. Thanks, L.
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