I am in need of knee replacement. I have read much on the internet and have found the articles from BoneSmart to be the most helpful. I have cancelled my scheduled surgery because my Dr. does not do some of the things that I believe are important after my research. My problem now is how do I find a Dr. that does the things that I want to do. I want to find a Dr. that uses the techniques described in the article from The University of Missouri about Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement. Some features are:
1: smaller incisions
2: no cutting of tendons and or ligaments
3: minimum cutting of muscle
4: cementless implants
5: minimum or no physical therapy
6: surgery without tourniquets (muscles do not loose strength during surgery)
7: computer ***isted allignment
So how do I go about finding a Dr. that uses or does all of these things?
1: smaller incisions
2: no cutting of tendons and or ligaments
3: minimum cutting of muscle
4: cementless implants
5: minimum or no physical therapy
6: surgery without tourniquets (muscles do not loose strength during surgery)
7: computer ***isted allignment
So how do I go about finding a Dr. that uses or does all of these things?