Daniel Wassick’s Story
Taking care of horses can be a grueling job. One needs a lot of flexibility and mobility to be able to keep up with them. For Daniel, his knee pain caused him to deprive his horses of the proper care they needed. He knew he had to make a difficult decision regarding knee replacement surgery.
Fortunately for Daniel, the knee replacement surgery proved to be less demanding than expected. The day after surgery, he was walking through the halls of the hospital.
“Most people think that when you get a knee replacement, you chop here and there and remove this and that, but that’s not the case. Doctors remove arthritic cartilage and cement a new cap on the bone, which provides a new surface for the patient to walk on,” said Matthew Darmelio, MD of MOA.
Daniel is now able to continue doing what he loves and is able to care for his horses the way they should be cared for.
“If you want to get back to where you used to be, and if you’ll have the success I had and others I know, you’ll want the surgery.”
If you can relate to Daniel’s story, it may be time to schedule an appointment for a consultation with an orthopedic surgeon.
The orthopedic surgeons at Mountainstate Orthopedic Associates have been providing cutting-edge orthopedic care to Morgantown and North Central West Virginia since 1977.
Regain your quality of life by scheduling an appointment with one of the MOA orthopedic surgeons today at 304-599-0720.
To watch Daniel’s story, click here. To learn even more about knee replacement surgery visit MOA’s page.