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Partial knee replacement: How was your experience?
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I had a partial and told the PT folks that it had pain and loss of ROM and she said that usually when a partial is done, within a year a TKR is done. I had a partial and all that time of recovery and healing was wasted because I should have insisted on a TKR. Had I had a total when I had the partial I would have been well on the road to complete healing but now I have to start over. You might want to talk to the people where you are going to have to undergo PT and see what they say...not that they know the specifics of your knee but in general they might give you some valuable info.
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Great point. And find a good surgeon. The best are usually in their mid 30s to mid 40s with a solid pedigree (med school, residency, or both), have done hundreds of not thousands of procedures, and who are up on current technology (robot assisted joint replacement).
I've had both knees replaced, with terrific results. Find a good surgeon and put in the required work in PT/therapy and all will likely be well.
And for those considering it, a PKR seems like a huge waste of time. I can't imagine insurance would deny a TKR in place of a PKR. Sorry for what you've been through starbright.