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I've delayed probably as long as makes sense. A problem with delaying is that the knee...
problem with delaying is that the knee ... Since the knee is bone on bone most ... likely I’ll go ahead with replacement
Discussion: Delaying TKR
Posted: Aug 17 5:05pm
Hi nme1985 and thanks so much for your kindness! I modified my position a bit thanks...
strengthen the muscles supporting my knee ... I was 67 in 2022 when I had my knees ... replaced. ... #39;ve lived long enough with your knees
Discussion: Delaying TKR
Posted: Aug 17 6:07am
Thank you for the good advice. I am so grateful for the quality responses I am...
I was told my knees are bone on bone ... so replacement is most likely necessary
Discussion: Delaying TKR
Posted: Aug 14 11:59am
The surgeon I am seeing is indeed the same surgeon who said that there was nothing...
Lumbar fusion L4-S1, multiple knee surgeries ... during that accident, just below the replacement
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Sep 2 5:23pm
There are in my opinion two principal issues in finding a surgeon: (1) does he use...
SubV or Subvastus) for ten years for knee ... replacements. ... called for some surgeons "Jiffy Knee ... have done hundreds of traditional knee ... replacements and has recently migrated
Discussion: Delaying TKR
Posted: Aug 13 8:13am
Yes it will be. You won't necessarily find the surgeons if you just google your location...
searching for minimally invasive total knee ... replacements. ... Also google "Jiffy Knee".
Discussion: Delaying TKR
Posted: Aug 13 12:43pm
HI @bostonkneedsme, I severed my ACL and MCL in the late 70s. The surgery involved drilling...
rerouting muscle through the bone to replace ... I did get full funcxtion of my knee ... me regain complete function of my knee
Posted: Aug 18 1:38pm
Thank you so much I have had 2 knee revisions with a rod up my femur...
Thank you so much I have had 2 knee ... with a rod up my femur and the hip replacement
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Aug 18 2:13pm
That's interesting. My knee surgeon used Stryker/Mako and my shoulder surgeon uses Zimmer Biomet. I think...
My knee surgeon used Stryker/Mako and ... robotic assistant is most useful in knee ... replacements.
Discussion: Delaying TKR
Posted: Aug 19 7:18am
I’ve had some real serious osteoporosis problems with my thumb my shoulder, both knees and both...
problems with my thumb my shoulder, both knees ... regularly has enabled me to avoid replacing ... I had to replace it as well as both ... knees, one about six years ago and one
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Aug 22 1:28pm
Thanks Kay, IMO the best surgeons never come out and recommend joint replacement. Rather they'll have...
never come out and recommend joint replacement ... Having been through two knee replacements ... arthritis is present, it's time for a replacement
Posted: Aug 23 7:01am
But how do you know what is the rights advise? The lack of consensus on this...
I did not progress after my replacement ... couldn't bend nor straighten my knee ... year out from my MUA and I give that knee ... That new knee limits what I can do with ... wouldn't want that limitation on knee
@galactic33 Hi Tracy - In my mid 70's, I do not have any health issues you...
honestly with the exception of my knee ... the years relating to both PN and knee ... My knee issues were minor until around ... Had my knee issues became worse 10 years ... I would have been a candidate for replacement
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Aug 31 3:43pm
Jiffy knee is a form of subvastus surgery which avoids cutting the muscles and tendons. I...
Jiffy knee is a form of subvastus surgery ... that a friend was getting a Jiffy Knee ... I mentioned the name of the Jiffy Knee ... inventor of the new gold standard for hip replacement ... https://drmichaelwind.com/subv-knee-vs-subvastus-knee-vs-jiffy-knee-whats-the-difference
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Sep 1 9:58am