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Scar tissue after knee replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 10 8:31am | Replies (1550)
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@bevinauburn poor fit can definitely be a problem. The typical TKR uses an “off the shelf” knee, whereas newer technologies create images of the natural knee and the new knee is built to match the original. This was why I chose Conformis, but I think there are other custom knees. I am very happy with my knee, it’s been great.
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dkapustin | @dkapustin | Mar 9, 2019

I spoke with my doctor before getting my knee replacement 1-23-2019) about proper fit and he assured me that surgeons have a protocol they used to ensure a proper fit. I’m hoping that’s true since I never heard of a custom fit knee replacement. I’m definitely going to look into that when I get my other knee done and thank you for that info! I’ve heard they are called Conformus. I wonder if a surgeon can be sued if they put the wrong size in because it is their job to ensure that doesn’t happen. Just a thought.

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