Jiffy knee replacement

I am also in Phoenix. I highly recommend Mayo Clinic. Both knees done there and I can't say enough good things.

I am having TKR in late September. My surgeon uses a subvastus approach which is basically what Jiffy knee does. He also use the CORI robot and the Journey II implants (he decides which one when he opens me up and determines the condition of my PCL and ACL).

My advice is to look for a doctor who uses the subvastus approach (going behind the muscles instead of cutting them) AND one who has successfully done hundreds (preferably thousands) of these particular procedures. I was chatting with my surgeon who is the primary inventor of the newest and least invasive hip replacement approaches (Superpath) and he agrees with those two steps but even though he is an inventor he believes that the second requirement (the experience requirement) is the most important.

There are many approaches to how to do a TKR including how and where to cut, whether a minimally invasive approach is used, whether a robot is used, which robot, which type of implant is used, whether the surgeon is going to try to save the ACL and/or the PCL AND -- MOST IMPORTANTLY -- how often the surgeon has successfully done his TKRs.

Do your research. If you can find a surgeon who does everything, go for it. If not, remember the advice that the most important requirement is the experience one!

You didn't have to take any pain meds? I have several steps in my townhouse. Will I be okay in your experience? I am 70 but in pretty good shape for my age. I am getting my first knee done August 11 and my second in October. I am quite nervous. I live alone. Thank you for ANY suggestions.

Not truly unique. The muscle is the vastus muscle and many knee surgeons do a "SubV" or "subvastus" approach which is what Jiffy knee does.

I am scheduled in ten days to get a new knee from a surgeon (Jimmy Chow) who uses the subvastus method. I am also hoping that the implant will be bicruciate retaining. My ACL and PCL look good on the MRI but I am concerned about the dislocation and whether it is too extreme for a bicruciate implant. It would be great if I could keep my ACL and PCL.

My has been to find a skilled surgeon using the subvastus method who has successfully done it at least hundreds of times using a robot (mine uses the CORI robot). Method, skill and experience.

Of the three, I believe that successful experience is the most important. I was chatting with my surgeon who is the principal inventor of the newest approach to hip replacement (superpath -- he did my left hip and I had zero pain from the surgery) and, although he is the inventor of the newest and best method of hip replacement, he also believes that the experience requirement is the most important.

A friend of mine is scheduled for a knee replacement with a Jiffy Knee surgeon here in Scottsdale. I mentioned that to my surgeon who commented that this Jiffy Knee surgeon in question is a good one with lots of experience but they might not all be.

So...approach (subv or equivalent), skill and lots of successful experience. Things can still go wrong but this will maximize your opportunity for a successful and relatively painless experience.

Not truly unique. The muscle is the vastus muscle and many knee surgeons do a "SubV" or "subvastus" approach which is what Jiffy knee does.

I am scheduled in ten days to get a new knee from a surgeon (Jimmy Chow) who uses the subvastus method. I am also hoping that the implant will be bicruciate retaining. My ACL and PCL look good on the MRI but I am concerned about the dislocation and whether it is too extreme for a bicruciate implant. It would be great if I could keep my ACL and PCL.

My has been to find a skilled surgeon using the subvastus method who has successfully done it at least hundreds of times using a robot (mine uses the CORI robot). Method, skill and experience.

Of the three, I believe that successful experience is the most important. I was chatting with my surgeon who is the principal inventor of the newest approach to hip replacement (superpath -- he did my left hip and I had zero pain from the surgery) and, although he is the inventor of the newest and best method of hip replacement, he also believes that the experience requirement is the most important.

A friend of mine is scheduled for a knee replacement with a Jiffy Knee surgeon here in Scottsdale. I mentioned that to my surgeon who commented that this Jiffy Knee surgeon in question is a good one with lots of experience but they might not all be.

So...approach (subv or equivalent), skill and lots of successful experience. Things can still go wrong but this will maximize your opportunity for a successful and relatively painless experience.

Ha Ha! I've read about the different ways TKR is done, and Jiffy Knee is (to me) just basically 'minimally invasive'. There are many surgeons that do minimally invasive, and if they don't, I personally feel that they are just used to doing it the traditional way and don't want to learn the other ways that are being done...So maybe just find a surgeon that does minimally invasive, which means no cutting through the quad tendon and muscles and a smaller incision! Good luck!

Timothy Kavanaugh. My view is that he will be fine so long as your requirements are fairly normal. He was a hip/knee surgeon but he now limits his surgery to knees. I think he has a waiting list of about nine months.

I am convinced that my surgeon, Jimmy Chow, is the best in Arizona and possibly in the nation. But he is expensive and Kavanaugh does take most insurance. If you have a very complex situation, then I would urge you to go to Dr. Chow. See @sailnsun comments in:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nanoknee-is-it-better-or-merely-hype/
But Dr. Kavanaugh should be fine for normal replacements.

The minimally invasive is still a 4-6" scar. Some use robotics and other docs do the older procedure.
Re Jiffy Knee, I have been looking into it for several months here in Scottsdale. However, I don't know anyone personally who has had this surgery.