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Truth about Total Knee Replacements
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And I'm sorry Cindy (and others) who have done all the work and are still having a hard time, and to people who simply got a lousy surgeon. That does happen. But patients should know that for a successful recovery to be possible, there is a lot of work to do pre and post surgery.
As far as your quad muscle Cindy, it's very possible the surgeon cut too far, and that can be measured in millimeters. The quad cut is necessary to release the patella.
I had numbness around both knees that resolved in about six months.
All the best to you Cindy. Joe
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Actually, the quad doesn't need to be cut. It can be 'moved over.' A lot of surgeons do things how they were taught and don't make changes as they improve/change things in the surgery. I was told by both surgeons (hadn't decided on one yet) that yes, cutting of the quad is the surgeon's preference...I wanted to go with the surgeon I knew best (I've seen 2) and he said he cuts the quad..period..the other surgeon said, no, he doesn't cut it..Maybe this is why I cancelled my surgery because there are too many differences in surgery technique, and things change constantly, and both surgeons told me to wait (since my pain isn't bad) because there are even more changes coming up because they learn every day what makes it more successful and saves the patient from pain..I believe this because my double spinal fusion is now done differently than in 2009...and I can tell you that my recovery was unimaginably painful now!