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Interesting discussion with new knee doctor yesterday!
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Sep 4, 2023 | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
No it was not done robotically or at Mayo Clinic.
It was done be a well known knee/hip surgeon Dr. G M who has office in several towns in the Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN area. He was supposed to be the best around. Now I need to find someone who can fix the mess I have. I know the nerves can not be fixed but the plastic spacer is to small and my knee gives out on me and I have a fractured kneecap and a bump on my kneecap that no ones seems to know what it is. My first TKR went so well in 2012 and I was up and going to Flea Markets in 2 weeks. (different surgeon) this knee 2019, as been a royal pain. but as Matthys put it... "You could have lost your leg" which I didn't because of my primary dr.
Lori
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Lori I'm sorry to hear what you're going through. I did have both knees replaced this year by a highly-skilled Dr. using the Mako robotic assistant. I recovered quickly and was very serious about rehab exercises.
It sounds like your knee can be fixed with a revision. So some suggestions - 1) find a surgeon who does revisions. It is a specialized type of surgery versus a "normal" TKR. 2) research the Mako robotic assistant. I had great results. If you like that, find a revision surgeon who also is well versed with Mako. Look for a surgeon in his or her late 30s, early 40s as they're current on the latest techniques/technology and they probably have 10 years plus of real surgical experience.
Keep us posted and all the best.
Joe