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Spacer replacement 4 years after TKR

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 30 10:41am | Replies (79)

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Please keep us updated because I’m too exploring the same thing. I’m curious how long the recovery is. It is really disappointing. When you just start to feel normal and you have to think about another surgery.

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Unfortunately, it looks like if I do anything it will be a revision. It seems the doctor didn’t take into account that I had osteopenia and used the implant where the bone was supposed to attach to the implant. Apparently the extra space was caused by the implant sinking into the bone so the doctor doesn’t feel like the spacer will correct the instability. Also, the recovery is the same as an entire replacement. She feels replacing it with an implant that is attached with bone cement will correct things.