The decision to have total knee surgery was far and away worst decision of my 78 years. I had surgery when I was 65 and have miserable since. I have doctors in 4 different states, all “top docs”, and none of them want anything to do with me short of a revision. And revisions are even less likely to be successful.
I believe this surgery will be eventually disbanded but it is a huge financial opportunity for medical practitioners and hospitals. It is barbaric, horrible long painful recovery, invasive, with problematic results followed up with evasive no accountability reactions by doctors. Only once have I had an honest answer from a bourse who whispered in my ear “ we have worst results on athletes like yourself. Couch potatoes who just shop think it’s Okay, but for very active people results are awful”….
You have at best a 50% chance that mobility will be improved and you will have less pain. Make this decision realizing you like me may regret it.