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Knee replacement gone bad: Patella & Recovery
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 20 8:29am | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for sharing about your successful joint replacements. I do agree it's best to do some homework to find a good ortho surgeon. We moved after retirement and I had to find a knee doctor to replace both knees.
I searched for doctors in their late 30s to mid 40s with a solid pedigree. I found a guy who did his residency at the Cleveland Clinic. Good enough for me. Both surgeries were successful and I did a lot of work to make it so. But it starts with a good surgeon. My Dr also used the Stryker/Make robotic assistant.
Question - what was your recovery like for the RSR? I'm sure that's next for me whether it's traditional or reverse. I don't really want to sleep in a recliner but will if I have to. What was pt like and is there anything that can be done ahead of surgery to aid recovery, like pt? Thanks!
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I felt better after RSR since my patella was no longer on the side of my leg. Since they didn't have to cut the bone, it was not as bad as the TKR. Because of the RSR, the doctor had to resurface the knee making the patella thinner. That's why this summer I fractured my patella.
I thought I had a good surgeon also, He came highly recommended by several people. I should have noticed the red flags. He would never spend more than 2 minutes with me and he never explained the surgery in detail. He was very arrogant. Once I had the surgery and I had my issue with my popping in my knee, his answer was alway it is part of the healing process. Then my patella component came loose and it took over 4 weeks to be seen because they did not believe me. Every time I would contact the office, I left like I was bothering them. I wondered what success rate the Stryker/Make robotic assistant surgery has?