My personally experience has been my O.S. is older and had been my dr, when I've had issues with my knee before, my shoulder and my back with the had a slipped disc. I was happy with him and never gave it another thought that I wouldn't have him do this tkr surgery. He did a fine job on the surgery end, but I don't remember seeing him the whole time I was at the hospital to check in on me, associates to their clinic did, I believe he probably was the one that was consulted for any issues I had. Follow up appts, again saw very little of the surgeon a P/A took out my staples the surgeon was present. But at about 6 wks out when I began having issues with my incision, he was available once or twice and after that, he had some personal issues himself that keep him out of the clinic, but did he turn my records and care over to a associate because I was having issues with healing at this point. NO.....he left p/t to deal with my wound care and when it finally got out of hand, I was referred to a wound care clinic. In the end after having this surgeon for other issues and always liking him, I felt when I needed him the most he disappointed me and I let him know this. He was very smug about the whole thing, thinking he had done everything possible for me, which I disagree with. To say the least, when my 1yr follow up appt comes up, I'll have a different O.S. This whole experience turned me off from this surgeon, his associates, and the hospital. Guess in the end, just because someone is older and experience doesn't mean much when there follow up care is lacking. Since my surgery I've heard from others about their dissatisfaction with this surgeon. I needed to have done more checking him out for tkr. Get as much information as possible about your surgeons surgical record, but in the end don't base it on their age. Look for a surgeon that will be there thru the whole process.