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Lateral Approach Total Knee Replacement
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I would attribute your problems to your surgeon, not the "lateral approach". My surgeon used a mini midvastus method, did not use a tourniquet, installed a bicruciate retaining implant, used a CORI robot for fine precision, fixed my severe valgus misalignment with a Functional alignment and did a plastic surgery close.
I had zero pain after the total knee replacement. My surgeon's recovery protocol is to to be a couch potato for the first week and then begin small activities around the house in the second week and commence PT in the third week. The concept is to reduce the swelling before starting PT. That week my PT measured my ROM at 122.
Some of my success may be luck but I attribute most if it to the magician who did the procedure. By the way, my surgeon does about 20% of his surgical work doing revisions of other surgeons' work.
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I have saved your reply for the next TKR I’ll have. While my surgery went well and I recovered about the way I thought I would, and I returned to most of my activities, I’m intrigued with your story and procedure. I am 5 years out of my TKR and I think I’ll need manipulation again, worried I won’t have the strength to get the other knee done with this scar tissue. I’ll be bringing your note with me to my surgeon. BTW-your doc’s recovery protocol sounds like common sense perfection.
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@steveinarizona I am 3 years out from a TKR, front incision, Zimmer Inplant and still in horrible pain! Two second opinion orthos said everything looks fine, one said it seems fine but with so much pain it is clearly not fine for me and suggested a revision. I would want to consult with a revision specialist; who is your doctor?