I had a Gluteus Medius ans Minimus seperation in 2021 and had surgery to reattach the two Glutes which I did in july of 2021. After 6-8 weeks of laying on my back doing nothing and six weeks of PT the separated again, but I wasn't;t aware of the problem. In 2020 I had the Gluteus Maximus transfer which initially felt better, but ended up with me not having great balance and needing a cane. I then had several meters pinched in L 3-4, and L4-5. I had these fixed in 2024, but then developed severe pain in the lower back. I'm in a study now on the Transfer surgery and will meet with them later today for the first time. I'll let you know what they say!

Hello Ennaoj44: To answer your question: I was in a bad accident in 2017*(see below) but the doctors refused to give me an MRI until July 2024. The MRI said: "full width (anterior to posterior) gluteus medius tendon tear, with approx 1.5 cm tendon stump retraction. Large amount of fluid and edema overlying the greater trochanter." When the 1st surgeon saw the MRI, he said, "I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THIS!, You hve to see a specialist " He sent me to a "worldclass surgeon in his practice. I waited 4 months. When I saw Dr. Laskowski at the Crystal Clinic who is a world class surgeon he said, "I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THIS! It's got complete fatty atrophy and completey unrepairable. I could do a surgery to help with pain, but not function." He said, "I've never had any suceess with this surgery and don't do it anymore. It takes very highly specialized training to do correctly." In Sept 2024, He refered me to Dr. Atul Kamath Dir. of hip Preservation of Clev. Clinic. However, he was not taking patients because he was leaving the Cleveland clinic to go into a private outpatient surgery practice in Mayfield Heights Cleveland. Life got in the way, so I cannot have surgery until 2026. And I am also looking at other ssurgeons who might be candidates for my surgery.

You said that you are on the EAST COAST. I don't know where but here's some info that might be of interest:
YOUTUBE video I found online by NY Longone with Thomas Youm MD performing Glut max transfer surgery. There's a video link at the bottom of a surgery gl transf surgery he did & stats.

I also found another Dr. at the HSS speciality Ortho hospital in Brooklyn that I have yet to make an apt w/ He's on my VERY short list: Benedict Nwachukwu, MD, MBA Sports Medicine and Hip Preservation Surgeon. Video link at the end.

I was a profession alpine ski coach, instructor & cyclist, active hiker & backpacker, but also had a corporate job. In July 2017 at the age of 62, I was in a freak accident crossing a disrepaired cobblestone street late at night. I had multiple crushed & broken bones in my foot, ankle, leg, tendons torn out of the bones, torn nerves, torn shoulder, & traumatic brain injury. No one noticed my hip until I started walking again which took several years. Two states, 5 hospital systems & othro practices and 10 drs later, it took a humble PA in 2024 to say, "maybe we should take an MRI of your hip to see what's going on." I'd been begging Drs to take an MRI but they kept saying I had pain & limped bc of all my leg injuries. I've been in horrific pain & not responded to injections or PT.

I moved to Cleveland the end of 2021, Dr. Kamath in Cleveland felt I had a 90% chance of recovery if he did the surgery. But that's on the back burner since Im' traveling to Hong Kong in Sept. Post Surgergy he said: 2-3 months non-weight bearing & 1 year pt for full recovery. I am now 71. Female. I thought I'd be skiing & hiking into my 80's. I still can't ride bike & I I walk with cuff crutches or a rollator walker since 2017. I've been on 100% disabiltiy with ortho injuries & PTSD since July 17, 2017.

Please let me know about your team at Rush. I'm actively searching for the best team for my future surgery and recovery. I'll need to go to a nuring rehab somewhere since my only family is working in Hong Kong. 🙂

I'm surprised that no one at the Mayo clinic seems to do Gl transfers. Th ey are rated #1 in the country for orthopedic and have this wonderful forum but apparently no help to either of us finding a surgeon at Mayo ??

You will need to cut and paste all these links - orthopedic educational videos on glute max transfer surgery and the surgeons.

Dr. Kamath in Cleveland: https://www.kamathorthopedics.com/about-5video:https://www.kamathorthopedics.com/services-2

Long Island Hospital : Educational Surgical video NY Longone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zoevVUt-0w

Brooklyn Hospital HSS specialty Orthopedic Benedict Nwachukwu:
https://www.hss.edu/profiles/doctors/benedict-nwachukwu
Good luck. Please let me know how you are in your journey to wellness.

PS. ennaoj44. Dr Kamath in Cleveland is now doing surgery both at 2 locations of University hospital and at his out patient surgery clinic. They've gone to a new phone system that has some bugs in it. I don't know if he does virtual visits if you sent him your MRI. Your could send a fax @ 216 450-1810 to Brittany to see. He told me he wouldn't do surgery unless he felt it would be 75-80% successful and my memory might be LOW on that number. He trai

here's another name rep2016 from this forum gave me. They had a gl max trans in 2020, but has had complications, gl med & minus separated & repaired and now L 3-4, & L4-5 have several meters pinched. They were just placed in a research study about gl max transfer. Here' s a surgeon's name. https://www.ortho.wustl.edu/content/Patient-Care/7001/Find-a-Physician/Physician-Directory/Cecilia-Pascual-Garrido-MD-PhD/Bio.aspx

I found this research paper: orth journal sport medicine 2020 Paper: Full-Thickness Gluteus Medius Tears With or Without Concomitant Hip Arthroscopy: abstract: Minimum 2-Year Outcomes Using an Open Approach and Contemporary Tendon Repair Techniques Interesting read https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2325967120929330