1/5 Carrie R. 1 year ago on Google
Do
I
have
to
even
give
them
1
star??
Get
a
second
opinion
and
read
1
star
Google
and
Yelp
reviews.
Our
experience
was
consistent
with
other
1
star
reviews.
Quick
summary:
our
son
was
diagnosed
by
Dr.
Gupta
at
POSA
with
a
type
3
growth
plate
fracture,
even
though
Dr.
Gupta
originally
said
the
x-rays
showed
no
break.
Type
3
is
a
higher
billing
rate.
Type
3
is
also
clear
and
obvious
on
x-rays.
Red
flags
galore
when
Dr.
Gupta
told
me
"don't
Google
it
because
you
won't
see
what
I
see."
We
showed
the
x-rays
to
several
physician
friends
who
all
agreed,
there
was
no
obvious
break.
A
second
opinion
at
Children's
Mercy
determined
there
was
no
break,
after
their
own
exam,
x-ray
and
MRI,
got
him
on
Motrin
24/7,
and
several
days
later,
he
was
back
to
himself,
running
and
playing.
Dr.
Gupta
at
POSA
wanted
to
cast
our
kid
and
then
possibly
surgery
--
and
it
wasn't
even
broken.
WTH?!
Read
details
below.
---
Our
6
year
old
was
limping
10
days
after
injury.
We
took
him
to
walk-ins
here
and
saw
Dr.
Gupta.
He
examined
his
knee
on
the
leg
that
was
hurting.
They
took
x-rays.
Told
me
the
x-rays
showed
nothing.
Then
did
another
"exam"
and
then
decided
that
actually
the
exam
was
consistent
with
what
he
"saw"
on
the
x-rays:
a
type
3
fracture
of
the
growth
plate.
He
then
said
"don't
Google
it
because
you
won't
see
what
I
see."
RED
FLAG.
He
then
told
me
"I
would
cast
it."
Would
you
or
should
you?
I
opted
for
a
brace
because
I
knew
I
wanted
a
second
opinion.
He
said
after
a
month
in
the
cast,
if
it's
not
better,
we
would
need
surgery.
I
later
Googled
a
type
3
Salter-Harris
fracture
and
guess
what?
It
is
CLEAR
AND
OBVIOUS
fracture
on
an
X-ray.
It
also
comes
with
a
higher
billing
rate.
Is
this
what's
best
for
the
patient
or
the
bottom
line?
Further,
he
told
me
that
our
son
has
one
leg
longer
than
the
other
and
we
should
have
it
tracked.
Fear
mongering!
$1,100
later
we
walked
out
of
the
clinic
with
a
$340
knee
brace
and
a
gut
feeling
that
something
wasn't
right.
We
got
in
for
a
second
opinion
at
Children's
Mercy
with
their
chief
of
sports
medicine.
After
a
much
more
thorough
exam
(doc
looked
at
both
knees
and
hips;
x-rayed
hip
as
well,
watched
him
walk
and
run)...
ordered
an
MRI
to
be
sure
no
ligament
damage
because
a
kid
shouldn't
be
limping
and
getting
worse
after
injury.
Also,
the
physician
confirmed
there
was
no
leg
length
differential.
The
doc
at
Children's
prescribed
Motrin
24/7.
We
did
this,
results
came
back
from
Children's
-
no
break,
no
fracture,
no
tear...
Our
son
bounced
back
after
a
few
days
on
Motrin
and
hasn't
limped
since.
A
friend
who
is
an
ER
doc
said
that
Pediatric
Orthopaedic
Surgery
Associates
is
known
for
billing
higher
codes,
over-casting
and
surgery
when
not
necessary.
Since
speaking
with
other
friends
and
neighbors,
we
have
also
learned
of
some
questionable
actions:
casting
an
entire
arm
for
a
wrist
fracture;
a
cast
after
a
cast;
and
charging
ridiculously
high
fees
for
a
basic
brace
that
would
be
1/4
the
price
on
Amazon.
In
summary,
AVOID
Pediatric
Orthopedic
Surgery
Associates.
I
did
call
and
speak
with
their
office
manager
about
our
experience.
They
refunded
all
of
our
fees,
no
questions
asked,
no
apologies,
no
"we
will
be
better"...
BEWARE.
Take
your
kids
elsewhere.