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    THR Unbearable shin and knee pain after anterior THR

    I'm surprised that an orthopedic surgeon would be prescribing steroids, since corticosteroids are way outside of his/her area of expertise. (7) years ago I was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica, an autoimmune disease. The treatment is corticosteroids. Really the only physician that should...
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    THR Knee/shin pain post THR

    I had an anterior hip replacement & it's (5) weeks post-op. I had more than my share of problems. I spiked a fever the day after surgery, my leg swelled up like a balloon, & I had a 'seroma' that had to be drained & I had an allergic reaction to the internal sutures that are supposed to be...
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    TKR Jogging after TKR

    I'm 74 Yrs old and have been a runner for about 45 years. I had both knees replaced in mid 2020. My ACL & PCL were intact in both knees and the Columbia NY Presbyterian surgeon I used did a bi-cruciate retaining TKR and didn't cut my quad tendon or muscle. I've always been a recreational...
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