Your experiences with Jiffy Knee replacement?

Posted by bjw1948 @bjw1948, Feb 17 6:59am

Had TKR 4 years ago that has not gone well. But arthritis has invaded other knee so I am looking at alternative surgeries or treatments. Your suggestions based on your experience?

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tallbackhip | @tallbackhip | Feb 27 10:15pm

In reply to @bjw1948 "Thank you for the important and valuable information!" + (show)

@bjw1948 and steveinarizona and @frannywhite1966 and @ gently etal

I agree with many of the points made, a couple other notes and perspectives -
1. Any surgeon you pick likely has 1 to 2 % of patients with serious complications in the year after surgery, and each year after. (For a reference, ask the surgeon, or search on JAMA hip or knee replacement outcomes, you should find a couple research reviews on tens of thousands of patients. )
2. If the surgeon implies they have absolutely no complications and their surgical approach is superior ask for written documentation of their quality peer review (other surgeons review of each other),and a copy of the surgical consent they have patients sign regarding complications of infection, blood clots, dislocation and so on. If you find a surgical consent that does not list complications please let us know!! That sounds truly miraculous.
3. If the surgeon advertises thru their own web page I would wonder about that a bit - if the surgeon is well known to primary care doctors advertising shouldn't be necessary should it?
4. Ask if your insurance covers the operation, and if extra charges beyond insurance apply - is the surgical center a "for profit" operation? How long is the surgical center been in business, is it accredited, ownership of the "for profit."??
4. Community word of mouth might help, as noted other patients, surgeons, surgical nurses, etc.
References 1. What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery by Grelsamer, might be in your library.
2. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2024 consensus statements on things such as Surgical approach, injections, etc, again you should be able to search on terms in Google, Google scholar, DuckDuck, Bing, etc., to locate the articles.
Best wishes