Type of knee replacement - advice sought
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Thank you for all the kind replies to my previous question, I'd appreciate your help with another one if you have the time for it.
Has any1 had or heard of 'Minimally Invasive' Total Knee Replacement surgery. From what I understand of it this is a preferable operation in that it is less drastic in tissue damage than the traditional method, & the recovery time is accordingly much faster. I'm a little mystified that the surgeon that is booked for me didn't mention its existence in the pre-op. briefing we had?
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i had minimally invasive total knee replacement in St. Helena California at the Coon Institute. Dr. Diana was awesome and the difference is that they do not cut the main tendon/muscle that runs from the thigh to the calf in the front of the leg. With this not being cut the recovery is less and there is less to heal. They manage to work around it. I had a long recovery because I also have other health issues that impair my healing. Anti phospholipid syndrome and Stage 4 cirhossis. But I did not too bad and it is now a year and I would not have anything but the minimally invasive done.
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