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  • I ALMOST had surgery that was completely unnecessary! Here's my story: I had seen Dr. Roffi after I fell snow skiing and had terrible pain on the inside of my left knee. He ordered an MRI and I went back to see him after he received the MRI results. The radiologist diagnosed me with a grade III tear to my left knee MCL (medial collateral ligament). My pain was very localized directly over the MCL. Dr. Roffi quickly looked at the MRI results and flatly said, "You have a torn ACL. The radiologist missed it. You need surgery to replace your ACL with that of a cadaver. It will necessitate removing your torn ACL and attaching a cadaver ACL by using screws to attach it to your femur and tibia". He then told me to make an appointment for surgery at the front desk on my way out, which I did. The surgery was scheduled for 3 weeks out. I came home with a DVD copy of my MRI pics and loaded the images onto my computer. I then started to research symptoms and photos of torn ACLs and torn MCLs and compared the photos online to my MRI photos. I could clearly see a torn ACL in the online photos, but not in MY MRI pics. Also I could clearly see a torn MCL in the online photos AND could see just as clearly the same tear in MY MCL in my MRI images. Also, my pain was not behind my knee cap, as it would be with a tear to the ACL, but was to the INSIDE of my knee cap which is consistent with an MCL tear. I'm no Radiologist or Orthopedic Doctor, but I was pretty sure I did NOT have a torn ACL! I invited a GP Doctor neighbor over to look at my MRI images, and he agreed that the tear was to my left MCL and NOT the ACL! I made an appointment with a different Orthopedic Surgeon for a second opinion. I took my MRI images with me and he took a close look at the pictures and examined my left leg. Before telling him of Dr. Roffi's diagnosis, I asked him what he thought. He said that by looking at the MRI images alone, and by the location of my pain, it was an obvious tear to my left MCL. He said the radiologist's report just confirmed it. This new doctor also said that the MCL will heal on its own with physical therapy and a knee brace and that surgery is not necessary! He added that my ACL was FINE! He ordered a special bendable knee brace for me as well as physical therapy 3 times a week for 3 to 4 weeks. He told me to take anti-inflammatories daily and to use ice and/or heat on the affected area. It has been 2 years and my knee is as good as new! To think I almost trusted Dr. Roffi to do major surgery to my knee unnecessarily makes me SICK!! His license should be revoked for life and he should not be practicing! Patients Beware!
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