Dr. Elizabeth Arendt, MD

This physician was very hurtful in comments to me the second time I saw her some years after my first surgery. Never again.

In 2002, I had a knee surgery that was poorly done and never needed in the first place. After 5 years of doctors telling me my pain was manageable and/or in my head, Dr. Arendt was a light in the tunnel. She gave me two options for surgery but suggested the more conservative approach given my age. She was gracious, answered all of my questions, and made me feel very comfortable like no doctor had. The surgery went very well, and the repair lasted five years (through a very active lifestyle). When knee pain came back, I emailed her to get a suggestion on a new knee doctor in my new state. She suggested someone she'd worked with in the past, and not only was he also amazing, she actually flew from MN to CO to be there for the consultation. What doctor is that invested in a past patient's outcome that they make everything line up for that to happen? I ended up getting the more comprehensive repair the second time around and am 8 years in and doing great! She was the best decision I made!

Doctor Arendt has been amazing. I have been going from doctor to doctor without any answers to why both of my legs hurt. No one believed me that both my legs could hurt like hell. They assumed sciatica, depression, RLS, etc. No one did imaging except on my knees which didn't show the big picture. She did full extremity CTs the same day I saw her, as well as PT the same day. Everything was very efficient. We found that I had extensive tibial torsion in both legs along with patella alta so she con