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Something that has puzzled me - there seems to not be any concern about the quality of bone (as in osteoporosis) before TKRs. Does it not matter what the bones are like, or is it a case of 'if it needs doing, it needs doing' so it's irrelevant? Has anyone been asked about this aspect?
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martinarvelo chris00938
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Certainly didn't do anything about bone density with me. . .saw him on Monday, whip it out on Friday . . .I have osteopenia, but he didn't even ask me. Perhaps I should have mentioned it!!!
chris00938 martinarvelo
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I can only guess that if it was crucial, they would all ask, or maybe they CAN see from the x-rays, or maybe it's a case of broken bones are stronger, so that makes it less likely to be a problem. Don't know! I'm not going to mention it though - don't want it put off while they send me for tests 6 months later or something. He did say the bone was good when he did the other knee, so I'm assuming it's all fine.