Just wondering if anyone has extensive knowledge on stems. When and why do they use them?
It seems first TKR they don’t use long stems unless they find bone problems. A revision tends to go towards stems. Does weight matter for using
This scares me since I’ll need more than one in my lifetime. It seems every surgery takes more and more bone until you aren’t going to take a knee replacement anymore.
I worry if I am around 40, get a new knee, and something happens that it fails and I need a revision, then I’m in trouble being on knee #2 before 50.
As always thanks for any information!
It seems first TKR they don’t use long stems unless they find bone problems. A revision tends to go towards stems. Does weight matter for using
This scares me since I’ll need more than one in my lifetime. It seems every surgery takes more and more bone until you aren’t going to take a knee replacement anymore.
I worry if I am around 40, get a new knee, and something happens that it fails and I need a revision, then I’m in trouble being on knee #2 before 50.
As always thanks for any information!