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Total or Partial Knee Replacement?
My husband has bone on bone with his right knee, He's seen 2 doctors one told him he needs total and the other said he only needs a partial replacement. He's scheduled his surgery with the doctor that told him a partial. Which doctor is correct
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That is how I feel about the guy that did my knee surgery. I don't think he leveled with me on how many PTK's he had done because the day of that surgery after they had put me under, a hole was found in the sterilized instruments. They kept me under for an additional hour so the instruments could be reserialized as, get this, it was the ONLY SET they had!!! This the surgeon told H, but only after PTK was done.
He ignored my complaints about the pain and pins and needles, not sleeping exception snatches because if my let touched something I would have excruciating pain.
H. said the same thing. Guy was in it for money. It was during covid times and his surgeries were probably down.
I've had 5 joint replacement and the only one that failed was a partial shoulder replacement at age 52. That put me on total disability. He was not a good surgeon apparently. Another surgeon redid it as a total replacement. After this experience; I woud never have a partial. What are the advantages of a partial vs. total knee replacement other than recovery time? I had a total knee replacement in 1999 and it is still great! Pick the best surgeon and you'll get the best result. Wishing you a great surgery and new knee! ☮️