Jiffy knee replacement

Is the Jiffy knee the same as Nano knee?

I am not doing Jiffy knee but NO. Different but similar approaches. They are both variants of the subvastus approach to TKR -- minimal incisions and avoid cutting tendons and muscles.

But I can't stress enough the importance of experience and experience doing the type of surgery that you are envisioning. So, for example, if a surgeon recently shifted to a Jiffy Knee approach from a traditional approach which cut the muscles and tendons, I would want the surgeon to have done thousands (at least multiple hundreds) of the Jiffy Knee procedure. I want the surgeon to be very experienced at the surgical approach I am going to have. I don't really count the experience he had at the old method.

I like an experience surgeon as well. They have to get experience on someone just not ME!

Please go back and read some of my previous posts on this thread. Please do yourself the favor of researching on your own and not listening to hearsay. There is lots of misinformation it seems.
The incision is not smaller. It goes off to the side instead of over the top of the knee. My husband has had both knees done with the jiffy knee and can easily kneel on them because not having that scar across the top helps that. Not everyone may be so lucky. I have heard drs that do the jiffy knee say it is actually easier to see the knee implant placement with the side incision. It is the same implant as any knee replacement uses. It will last just like any other replacement. The approach is the only difference. And the faster recovery!
The jiffy knee has been done for 12 years or more. It is not brand new. Dr. Manish Patel originated it. He personally trains the new Drs. There are now 49 Drs and more being trained. It will become the new way I believe. People are traveling from other states to these drs. These drs have been doing knee replacements for years. The only difference in the jiffy knee is the approach and less damage to your muscles and quad. They don’t need years of doing the jiffy knee. They are already skilled surgeons. They have chosen to learn a new method that they believe helps their patients.
Somewhere someone said there is no pain with the jiffy knee. Most people will have some pain with surgery. There is usually less pain because of less cutting. Most people will have less pain because of that so they don’t need as much pain medicine. Some are fortunate and don’t need any. The recovery is much quicker with the jiffy knee. The long term outcome is the same. PT is usually 4-6 weeks. Anyone that has had traditional and then the jiffy knee says there is a world of difference in the pain and recovery time.
Insurance covers it the same as any knee replacement. It is coded the same and is not more expensive.
Check out the jiffyknee.com website to help decide what’s best for you. The “jiffy knee fan club” site on facebook has testimonials and can help with any questions also.

Jiffy knee is great if the particular surgeon is excellent and experienced in doing it. I wouldn't want to be the first or even the 100th Jiffy Knee patient from a surgeon. After the surgeon has done at least hundreds of successful Jiffy Knee then the surgeon is, IMO, a good choice.

My surgeon is not Jiffy Knee but we were chatting and he opined that Jiffy Knee is fine if the surgeon is good and experienced. Along that line, if one is in or near Arizona, Timothy Kavanaugh meets these challenges and is an excellent Jiffy knee surgeon.

After experiencing the traditional knee replacement by a highly experienced and rated surgeon, I am searching for better ways for sure for knee #2.

And yes, experience is crucial... but are surgeons listening to the patient and their experiences? Seems like once cut, bye-bye...

Anything that will reduce the loss of tendon and muscle cuts has got to expedite healing and comfort of such a huge undertaking.

When I hear about people up and at 'em only 1 month after a Jiffy approach surgery, you bet I'm going to do it differently if I am brave enough for this second knee.

How did you reach your 1000th patient prior to those numbers? Someone has to be in the beginning. And I bet the learning-curve surgical team will be eyeballing the recovery process even better to make sure the outcomes are successful!

I don't ever want to hear at a 6 week check-up that "perhaps we will go down a half size or so at the next one and that we can do an MUA on you during the surgery on the first one" ever again! Can you imagine Physical Therapy dealing with a new replacement and an MUA at the same time for therapy? Once I started researching this, I cancelled my second replacement (he thought I could schedule second surgery at my 6 week check up- when my flexion was pretty non-existent and my leg was really bent- though I was religiously doing therapy 3x/wk and at home all the time). It's been quite the process.

Had high Healthgrades ratings, one of the top surgery centers in the country... I did my due diligence and followed everything. Went into it highly healthy (aside from arthritic knees), good weight and ready to follow directions...

Man- we got to do better.

This post mirrors my experience also.
Thinking about my 2nd knee replacement and wondering about alternatives. Don’t know about jiffy or nano tkr but looking into it

My husband was one of the first patients of Dr. Ochs in Nebraska. Outstanding Dr. He did his second knee 3 months later. Perfect implants. The implants are the same and put in with the same procedures as traditional. There is nothing different to learn on that. They have years of experience doing knee replacements. The side approach actually gives a better view according to some drs remarks I’ve read. Dr Sekundiak in Omaha has been doing knee replacements and revisions on other drs patients with problems from knee replacements for many years. If anyone could fix a problem knee he was the Dr to see. He now does the jiffy knee. I take that as a huge testimonial to the jiffy knee procedure. He has also served as a consultant on implant designs I believe. He did my husband’s hip surgery but wasn’t doing the jiffy knee when my husband had his. Dr. Ochs was the first in Nebraska. We are very fortunate to have two great jiffy knee surgeons. People are coming from other states to them.

I signed up for the Facebook group. The pictures were somewhat alarming as the incisions all looked about twice as long as my traditional knee replacement's (mine is 5" long). The closures looked rather barbaric in the healing process as well; so much bruising and people reporting numbness for lengths of time. In the end, the incisional line looks pretty nice, but very extensive regardless.

Could someone comment on this?

But I am hooked on that NOT cutting my tendons and muscles to get the appliance in. This is very attractive and negates appearance concerns. I still want to know why the incisions look this way- learning curves? More difficult maneuvers to put original "parts" aside during surgery? What's going on there?

The testimonials on Dr. Patel's site are amazing for sure.

They are great. I had a hyaluronic acid injection in my knee. Wonderful docs and staff. But sounds like you already know that.