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I have a story about this very issue.

I have hip impingement, I played sports and got a labral tear in one of my hips. My hip would get sore and painful after a lot of activity. I've seen a top surgeon in the US. After we just met, he looked at the MRI(yes there was a small labral tear there) and said he can have me on an operating table in 2 weeks.

I was shocked, because the recovery absolutely sucks. So, I got 2nd and 3rd opinion.

3rd opinion was a doc with 20+ years of experience. Asked me if I plan on going pro in any sports, I said no, he said the surgery is not worth it. I did some PT and barely have issues with that hip.

Then, Obama admin created a website to see what gifts($) physicians accept. The 1st surgeon had accepted six figures+ from stryker. The older doc? 0.

There is no money in PT for a surgeon. I would thread lightly with popular and young surgeons.