What I Wish My Surgeon Knew: To the Surgeon Who Provided My 39th Opinion

1Physical Therapist, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA A Note from the Editor-in-Chief: In this new column, patients or carers reflect on an interaction they had with their orthopaedic surgeon and describe how that moment—which may have been a moment of missed opportunity, misunderstanding, close connection, or something else—influenced the patient's recovery or shaped the patient's view of our specialty or medicine more broadly. We welcome reader feedback on our editorials as we do on all of our columns and articles; please send your comments toemail protected. The author certifies that there are no funding or commercial associations (consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article related to the author or any immediate family members. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. The opinions expressed are those of the writers, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR® or The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®. N. Muir ✉, Children's Hospital Colorado, Center for Gait and Movement, 13123 E. 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA, Email: email protected.