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Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Nov 10 11:58am | Replies (72)
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Did you use a surgeon at Mayo? I’ve heard for the BEST outcome one must chose a surgeon that uses robotics & a facility that has a high rating for infection control!
Infection took the lives of a few ppl who had knee surgery & not the surgery itself!
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Infection for knee replacements is rare, 1%, and even that can be treated with IV antibiotics. For hip replacements, the rate of infection is even lower.
Infection rate is a function of how long the surgery takes. Infection is more likely to happen during a three-hour surgery than a one-hour surgery. But death resulting from an infection during surgery is extremely rare. It certainly does happen, and it's tragic, but IMO it should not prevent anyone from having a necessary surgery.