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Spacer problems 18 months after TKR

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kelvin64621
kelvin64621

Hello,

I'm having some stability problems 18 months after surgery. My original surgeon suggested a revision surgery Yesterday I went to a different doc for a second opinion. He noticed that the knee is quite a bit looser than it should be and suggested maybe replacing the spacer with a thicker spacer. Has anyone had this done? If so, how does it compare to a full TKR in terms of recovery? He also noticed that my patella is floating around and that there is a lot of fluid on the knee. He is going to drain the fluid and take an MRI of the patella .

TY,

Kel

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