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Young Athletic people are worst candidates for PTR ?

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Beeknees
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I just had PTN Medial side.

I don't have any arthritis in my knees and only have cartilage damage from some unknown injury when I was very on the medial side.

I suffered for 40+ years until I finally found a doctor that would do an MRI at 50. I went to a knee specialist and he ended up doing micro-fracture surgery on that knee and for the last 10 years I have been more active since my teens. I took up tennis and became very good at it.

Unfortunately, the microfracture surgery wore out after 10 years. Now at 60, my knee doctor recommended and did PTR on that medial side 10 days ago. He said I now have the knees of a 20 year old and will be able to resume full activity once healed up.

The knee doctor I went to has done 10,000 + FNR and PNR surgeries and is considered one of the best in the Midwest.

Anyway, while recovering I am doing some googling and came across an article at the Harvard Health site. I found this part quite disturbing:

**Aren't there partial knee replacements that involve only one side of the knee?

Yes, and they are easier to recover from. It is the perfect operation for the 85-year-old who only has a problem in one portion of his or her knee and minimal deformity. The worst candidates for partial knee replacements are the people who often get them — young athletic people. They recover fast. They feel normal. And then they end up loosening their partial replacement in no time.**

At 60, I am not young but with two good knees the past 10 years I finally could be athletic without a puffed up and painful right knee.

I am worried that maybe I won't be able to resume playing tennis again. My doctor even said running would be ok so, not sure what to believe.

Anyone have PTR and able to start doing things like tennis, mountain biking, skiing etc...?

10 days in and still mostly needing a walker. My doc said in 5 days I should be able to walk on it so he was already wrong on that.

It seems this forum is quite slow nowadays, but if anyone has feedback that would be great.

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