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Had TKR revision due to recalled replacement
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@daviduster340 Let me make sure I understand. You had bilateral surgery. The surgeon used cement on one of the knees and not on the other but only because he forgot to put in cement?
OR, for some medical reason did he decide to do a press fit (no cement) on one knee and a cemented fit on the other?
If it is the former, that pretty much fits the definition of medical malpractice. Like leaving in a surgical sponge. If it is the latter, many use a press fit implant, especially if the patient is young.
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@steveinarizona What actually happened is that I was not supposed to get that type of joint. They didn’t realize it until they looked at my 3 month e ray. So no cement because they had planned on using the joint that is not supposed to be glued in. 5 months now and it seems to be holding. I had planned on playing PB at 6 months. Now I will push that out to 1 year if it doesn’t fail before then.
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@steveinarizona @daviduster340 Or maybe did the surgeon do the first knee as press fit, and found something that he felt would need watching, so do the second one with cement?