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Nanoknee, is it better or merely hype?
Unfortunately, I have been diagnosed with arthritus in my left knee and told that it will eventually need a TKR. I have a friend who has had both knees replaced and heard horror stories about how painful it is. Searching the web I found a site (nanoknee.com) that claims that there knee replacement method is faster, better and less painful. Is this true? It seems that if it were better it would be used more often than titanium replacements. Supposedly it has been used for 10 years so there must be patients who have undergone it. Any advice would be helpful.
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I have Medicare Advantage Plan and even I had to pay more Out Of Pocket than what others on here have. Around $500 - $1000 total. I had the Mako UKR and happy with the results. They called it minimally invasive but I have full-size scar which does not bother me at all; if a bigger incision allows surgeon to deal with my knees better, go ahead. Pain was not much of an issue, worst was in day 3 - 5, then every day was better. MY first knee I went to my office the next day, my other knee I took a few days off first. Mine were unicondylar, I got even more bow-legged. Now, not so much.
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1 ReactionI got this info from my doctor who trained at Mayo Phoenix
'Minimally invasive (Jiffy or Nano) are no longer done at Mayo Clinic due to poor outcomes and difficult surgical exposure to perform surgery'.
Most of their surgeons do the 'Mako' knee which is robotically assisted but not considered 'minimally invasive'. Their general recommendation is to choose a surgeon who will do the surgery that is best for your situation and not necessarily robotic / minimally invasive.
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1 ReactionI don’t think Mayo Clinic probably ever did the jiffy knee replacement. It is not minimally invasive. It is traditional knee replacement and coded as such for insurance purposes. Some doctors have a discount plan for cash patients also. The outcome is the same. The quad isn’t cut so recovery is easier. My husbands pt was amazed at his first visit by the difference. There are only 33 doctors that are trained to do the jiffy knee legally. More are being trained continuously. Go to the jiffy knee.com site to learn more. There is a Facebook group jiffykneefanclub that is good. I know others in addition to my husband that have had theirs done by a jiffy knee trained surgeon. They are all so happy with their results and glad they had the jiffy knee option. People are traveling from out of state to the jiffy knee drs. It’s worth looking into at least.