"OPERATION ANKLE!:\nThe Veterans' Administration recommended amputation as one of my options, and has been hoping I would die before needing a wheelchair permanently. [Those cost $$$$].\nDr. Cade and his team solved the wreck of my ankle with 5 Titanium screws! Holy scrapyard! Titanium fasteners everywhere!\nMy chronic pain level was crippling (level 9 on the military scale, and 14 on the civilian scale).The team agreed that my condition was the worst they had seen in their medical careers. \nI can now look forward to returning to my former athletic pursuits with my 10 year-old son.\nVeterans: AVOID the Butcher Shoppe. Lock in the coordinates of Summerlin Foot & Ankle.\nTell 'em Smitty sent ya.\nAAR (After Action review) of Operation Ankle: No KIAs, MIAs, or POWs.\nI'm happier than a clam on the 4th of July (whatever that means)."^^ . . . "5"^^ . . "0"^^ . "2017-05-15T00:00:00"^^ . "2"^^ . "1"^^ .