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Ok Guy's and Gals I was wondering how many young people are out there that are having this surgery? I would like to here what you are using for your prosthetic and where you are getting it done? And anything else that may help me through this. I am 45 yr's old and real nervous. Its going to happen August 14th....Thanks Ralph
 
Not that young, Ralph! I suggest you read the thread How to choose a surgeon and a prosthesis which will give you a lot of info about prosthesis and surgeon choice. I also suggest you read around both of the knee forums as there is a LOT of good info everywhere.

Then, please feel free to come and post your questions here. I and everyone else will be more than happy to answer them.

And oh yes! Welcome to BoneSmart!
 
Ralph
I am 42 years old and just got back from my 2 week post op/staple removal on my right tkr. I was 7/14 in Anchorage, AK and had a Zimmer Gender Specific knee. Very pleased with results so far. OS was extremely pleased today with my progress. Let me know if I can answer any questions - I think I was a pretty routine knee except that I am 42 - My OA was caused initially by trauma and then the pattern of scope/clean-up/trauma continued to where I was left with tkr as the only viable option at this time. Very active - hike, ski, snowmachine, etc. This was a rough winter and next will be slow - but hopefully I will get it together and enjoy my winters soon!
Marianne
 
Thanks to all for the welcome! I have been intensively researching the subject in every detail and believe that I have made the right decision on who to do the surgery and where it will be done. I only wish that I did not have so many preoperative Dr's appointments! I am getting tired of riding the train in and out of NY City!!!
 
Welcome Ralph. My brother's name is Ralph so of course I like your name. Not too many of you around these days :D. I had my first knee replacement at 46 and the second at 47. There are several of us in our 40s and a few even younger. Karen
 
Hi Karen! Glad you like the name! My Fathers name is Ralph My Grandfathers name is Ralph and believe it or not my Father in law's name is Ralph!! So I had only one choice but to name my first born Son Ralph!!!

Ralph!
 
My brother is a Jr and I suspected you were named after a family member also. Not a name picked out of the blue for our generation or later. So are you the 3rd and your son the 4th?

My brother did not carry on the name but should have. I only have girls so couldn't.... Now wait a minute, hmmmmm... Emily Ralph, Rachel Ralph! That's it! Rachel should have been given this as her middle name! I think she'd have killed me! Karen
 
I can tell my wife was not happy about the name! I had to carry the name on because I am the last male in the line I have to take care of Buisness!!
 
Ralph,

I'm not 40 yet (a few more months!!!) I'm the mother of 3 young boys, and I had my left TKR on June 9. I got the Wright Medical Advance Stature knee. So far, I have been pretty satisfied with it. I am at 120 degrees ROM. I do have some minor issues, but from what I understand, things should clear up nicely! Good luck to you, and keep coming back with your questions!!

Hess
 
Ralph, on a more serious note, both of my knees are DuPuy Rotating Platform. No one on here can tell you their knee brand is better or worse then the next because we have nothing to compare them too, huh? Find yourself a good surgeon and go with the prothesis he prefers. A good surgeon is the most important. Good luck! Karen
 
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Ralph, on a more serious note, both of my knees are DuPuy Rotating Platform. No one on here can tell you their knee brand is better or worse then the next because we have nothing to compare them too, huh? Find yourself a good surgeon and go with the prothesis he prefers. A good surgeon is the most important. Good luck! Karen
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So true!!!
Hess
 
A thought on the choice of surgeon vs choice of implant: the surgeon will probably be part of your life for what - 3 months? Probably less. The results of his surgery you are going to have to live with for the rest of your life.

Personally, I'd take a surgeon with bad breath and a lousy bed-side manner providing his surgery had a proven track record of excellence. And I have known such surgeons, believe me!

But if you got that AND one that was nice, well that would be the icing on the cake, y'know?!
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Hi Ralph,
I'm 41 and had RTKR on June 4th be ready for "Wow your so young to have that done" coment from just about everyone!!! Good Luck, I'll be praying for ya!
 
Ralph and mms. And don't forget you will be compared to everyone's 70 something relative. That becomes a problem when you find out how much better they did with recovery then you and your acquaintence wants to know why.
 
Well I can tell you all that I have in fact spent many hours studying the Doc's in my area and there techniques. And since I am from Ct. in close proximity to New York City I ended up going to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan and chose Dr. Steven Haas. I have been a very busy man as of late shuttling bake and forth from the city to my Home in Litchfield County. I have one more appointment before the surgery and then the fun begins! I have been asking Lot's of questions where ever I go about Dr. Haas and I have not heard one negative comment. I understand that people come from all over the world and I have also read and been told by several people that the Hospital itself does more hip and knee replacements than anyone in the Country! They have also been rated in the top five in the Country for the last five years! I think that I have made the right decision choosing Dr. Haas and the Hospital over the surgeons in Ct. and I will soon see if I made the right choice...
 
Schoust... I think researching an OS is so important. Just looked up Dr. Haas and like my husband's OS, your OS is also doing the minimally invasive TKR technique. It really made a difference in my husband's 2 TKR's... compared to friends that had the usual TKR surgery, he has a smaller scar (his 1st was last Dec. and the scar is already beginning to disappear) and a shorter recovery time. In another post I mentioned he left the hospital without a walker, crutches or cane. I think as time goes on, there will be many more OS's that will be using a minimally invasive technique. Good luck on your surgery. Sandy
 
Sandy is sooo right about the MIS. I've had one of each so I definitely know the difference and it's like day and night! I had the same surgeon both times and only a few months apart. With the MIS approach, my extension returned almost effortlessly and with little swelling compared to the horrors of the first knee. I was totally shocked that a knee replacement could be so different. Same patient, same surgeon, hmmm..... I think it's important to find a surgeon that does MIS but do take his advise as to which approach is going to work for you. My first knee was too far gone and MIS was not appropriate for the work that had to be done. I do want to state the final outcomes seem to be quite similar and that's what is most important.
 
Hmm I wonder just how bad a knee has to be before they say that it is to far gone to do a MIS?? I mean my knee is absolutely destroyed it is sublixated and very won to bone. I asked my surgeon about this he looked at the ex-rays and turned around and said no problem! This has made me very happy considering the (Horrors) Of doing this the normal way. I was also very pleased to here that my surgeon knows the knees so well that he has designed his own instruments to complement his tecnique.
 
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