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Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (72)
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Why would you not want to improve your quality of life? You’re causing more damage to your knee joint not to mention hip, spine injuries. I had a TRK replacement in 2015. Best decision I made. Well, also my knee gave out while walking up steps and I wound up in the ER. I’m 70 and will have a left knee replacement probably this fall. I want to participate in life not watch it from the sidelines. Get your info. Get referrals from your friends. Interview surgeons. Get moving. Talk with a dietitian: nutritionist. Good luck.
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Excellent advice. I had both knees replaced in 2022 at age 68 (knees were replaced 4 months apart). I worked very, very hard before and after surgery to get my legs in shape and do the rehab exercises obsessively. The results are better than I could ever imagine.
I get that different people have different outcomes to TKR. I do believe that most bad outcomes are the result of the patient not putting in the work post-surgery. There are always going to be exceptions - a poor surgeon, an infection, and on - but these are rare IMO.