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Knee PKR becomes Knee Arthoscopy

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steve83568
steve83568

I have a hyper extended knee that has now become extremely painful and prevents me from doing virtually anything !

My hospital consultant, who I saw 3 months ago - told me that a PKR was on the cards and I waited and waited - until finally, I received a date for the op of Wednesday 16th March (Pre op date Saturday 12th) - I got my head around that.

Then,2 days ago - I received the pre-op forms to fill in - which stated "Knee arthoscopy" which has upset the apple cart somewhat

What, exactly are the hospital playing at ?

I am in the UK on NHS..

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  • veronica91735
    veronica91735 steve83568

    Posted

    Ring them up & say you were under the impression it was a PKR. I had arthoscopies in both knees prior to my TKR ( a few years prior!) & both ops. did diddly squat!
  • steve83568
    steve83568

    Posted

    I have my pre=op tomorrow morning - so I guess that they should be able to tell me - but I am just slightly confused

    Unless the Arthoscopy is a pre-amble to the PKR ?

  • jenni86878
    jenni86878 steve83568

    Posted

    Hi Steve

    I would ring the hospital now and ask if they've sent you the correct forms which should the clarify it for you

    • steve83568
      steve83568 jenni86878

      Posted

      This is where the problems only begin - another disability that I have is almost total lack of speech (on the phone - it is impossible) -  so I will have to wait until the morning !
  • tom809
    tom809 steve83568

    Posted

    Sometimes arthroscopy is done to see if 1) PKR is needed or something else can be done and or 2) if it might be possible to do a partial PKR (Replacing just one side which is a smaller operation) It the joint surfaces are good and a ligament reconstruction would solve the problem this would be the way to go. I would assume that the X-Rays show bone on bone if they were for sure planning a PKR in which case the paper work may have been messed up. You will have to wait 3 months after the arthroscopy before you can have a PKR
    • steve83568
      steve83568 tom809

      Posted

      I have already had Xrays and an MRI - which I had assumed would be adequate - and the Consuitant told me, to my face, that a PKR would be needed !!
  • steve83568
    steve83568

    Posted

    I can feel (and hear) bone-on-bone whenever I put any load on the joint.
  • tom809
    tom809 steve83568

    Posted

    then is sounds like the arthroscopy is a waste of time
  • veronica91735
    veronica91735 steve83568

    Posted

    I agree with Tom - they were complete waste of time for me, they did the knees at different dates (6 weeks apart) - & it made no difference, other than delaying the TKR. Can you not get someone to phone for you - who can hand the phone to you just for consent?
  • steve83568
    steve83568

    Posted

    They confirmed at the pre-op this morning

    They are only doing an "exploratory" look into my knee

    I had arranged for time off with my employers  etc

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