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@heyjoe415 I am having robotic but not sure what kind and I'll have to ask but my right knee was not done robotically. At about a year and a half I started having issues with my right knee and quad muscle. Now I have Patellar Tendonitis I believe in the right. Same with my back. I always thought it was due to my cholesterol med. For the last year my walking steadiness has been very low on my Apple Watch. I finally went to a different surgeon and he commented my left knee is bone on bone and way worse than my right knee ever was. I'm scheduled for October 27 unless I can get it move earlier. No staples this time either (had 26 last time).
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Hi Cindy,
I'm glad to hear you're getting TKR surgery. Oct 27th will come fast! Just follow the rehab instructions to the letter, everyday, and I think you'll be happy.
Most companies that manufacture prosthesis - Stryker/Mako, Zimmer Biomet - are using robotic assistants. You can ask your surgeon which vendor he uses if you want, but they're all good. Both of mine were done with the Stryker/Mako assistant and came out great.
You also mention patellar tendinitis, and this will be addressed in the TKR I believe. A small incision is made into the quad muscle above the knee, and this allows the patella to be moved to the side so work on the femur and tibia can be done, and then the patella is smoothed and cleaned up and a piece of polyethylene is placed on the back. This is the same material to replace the missing menisci. So after surgery, there is metal moving against plastic, never metal on metal.
I hope you get the relief I got after TKR. I wish you all the best!
(One last bit of advise - the days immediately after the surgery are hard, and the surgeon wants you to do something everyday that involves moving knee - you'll also work with professional PTs probably twice a week. The knee is very stiff, but this eases with time, so please be patient. I comforted myself a bit by knowing that my worst day in rehab was better than my best day before surgery. Rehab hurts a bit, but never more than the knee does before surgery.)
Joe