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Let me reverse the Nike Statement here to say JUST DONT DO IT. And I am not being flippant here. Most definitely worst decision of my life. 14 years of pain much worse than my original condition.
And the docs? They shrug their shoulders and disappear- because they know revisions are even less likely to work. I have seen experts from 5 states and NOBODY wants to go back in there.
Keep your original parts and try to deal with it. You have at best a 50% chance for success regardless of the false promotions from manufacturers and docs.
You will most likely not have results you hope for and the post-op recovery period is extremely long and painful.
For background I am , or was, an excellent athlete, doing tri’s, long distance cycling and tennis and basketball. Since the surgery I cannot walk without pain to the refrigerator - yet I can bike 40 miles- biking puts less stress on my on knee and I can compensate with good leg.
But even on bike it’s painful and I just grit my teeth and deal with it- as I swear at myself for volunteering for this horrible surgery…..

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@mark3248 I feel like you do. I had a TKR 8/1/25 and have 100 ROM after achieving 110 at one point and this after 10 months total in pre hab and rehab. I put myself back in PT met with another surgeon who told me that my projected recovery was “oversold” by my surgeon and that nothing can be done to correct this less than satisfactory surgery. Heartbreaking outcome.

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I read about 50% success rates, but the surgeons always say 98% success rate . . but reading reviews there are a lot and I mean a lot with negative reviews. I’m in pain a lot and it’s getting worse every year, so I have to take the chance and pray it all goes to plan