Rotating platform, Zimmer for women, Otis shape-matching knees.

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I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about to have my second operation in a year to "fix" torn meniscus in my left knee. I had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the other knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my menisci are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that actually seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it that much and glucosamine/chondroitin.

I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter & now the torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden a lot, which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.

I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account the greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.

I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.

Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery time is a lot shorter than with other knees.

I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating platform knee -- how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS says that knees have always been made for women because most knees go to women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have the feeling that he han't put much thought into that.

And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's knee -- do you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners & bicyclists.

And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee (as ar as I can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even though it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long have you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?

Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee replacement is doing well.

Ann Olympia WA

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i had both knees done last yr. the first was jan 9 the other july 26th. my OS told me that my first replacement i have a larger knee than the second one. He will not tell me if it is a lady knee. he just keeps telling me it smaller. i have had nothing but trouble with my first knee. i had to have a revision in Oct 07. it helped a little the leg is straighter than what it was but now i can't bend the knee past 80%. now i'm having pain in the knee when i try to stand. it goes away after a while. i cant stand for about 10-15 min at a time. if you can get a women knee please do so. i dont want to see anyone to be in the shape i am. it so frustrating that i cant do things like i use to. the left knee has been great thank god that i

have one good leg.Shirley Rotating platform, Zimmer for women, Otis shape-matching knees.

I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about to have my second operation in a year to "fix" torn meniscus in my left knee. I had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the other knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my menisci are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that actually seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it that much and glucosamine/ chondroitin.

I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter & now the torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden a lot, which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.

I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account the greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.

I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.

Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery time is a lot shorter than with other knees.

I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating platform knee -- how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS says that knees have always been made for women because most knees go to women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have the feeling that he han't put much thought into that.

And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's knee -- do you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners & bicyclists.

And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee (as ar as I can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even though it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long have you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?

Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee replacement is doing well.

Ann Olympia WA

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I'm sorry you're having so much trouble w/your first knee. I read on some site that since knee replacements are made for men, the implant may actually stick out past your bone. It seems to me that surely this would irritate the tendons & muscles around there.

I'm glad you got a smaller knee this time. Too bad your doctor isn't very open with you. Do you have any idea what the brand was?

Thanks.

Ann

Rotating platform, Zimmer for women, Otis shape-matching knees.

I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about to have my second operation in a year to "fix" torn meniscus in my left knee. I had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the other knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my menisci are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that actually seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it that much and glucosamine/ chondroitin.

I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter & now the torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden a lot, which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.

I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account the greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.

I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.

Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery time is a lot shorter than with other knees.

I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating platform knee -- how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS says that knees have always been made for women because most knees go to women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have the feeling that he han't put much thought into that.

And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's knee -- do you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners & bicyclists.

And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee (as ar as I can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even though it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long have you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?

Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee replacement is doing well.

Ann Olympia WA

Take the Internet to Go: Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more.

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I have the Zimmer gender knee and really like it so far. I'm five months out and mostly have full range of motion (anything I'm lacking is either because of residual swelling or my really tight hamstrings) and really have no pain ( a little stiffness) and can walk really well. The shape of this knee seems good for my bone structure and though the knee is still bigger than the non-surgical knee, it's smaller than it was before surgery (due to swelling). I think it will go down to normal in time.

-----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of Ann Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 9:24 PMJoint Replacement Subject: Re: Rotating platform, Zimmer for women, Otis shape-matching knees.

I'm sorry you're having so much trouble w/your first knee. I read on some site that since knee replacements are made for men, the implant may actually stick out past your bone. It seems to me that surely this would irritate the tendons & muscles around there.

I'm glad you got a smaller knee this time. Too bad your doctor isn't very open with you. Do you have any idea what the brand was?

Thanks.

Ann

Rotating platform, Zimmer for women, Otis shape-matching knees.

I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about to have my second operation in a year to "fix" torn meniscus in my left knee. I had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the other knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my menisci are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that actually seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it that much and glucosamine/ chondroitin.

I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter & now the torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden a lot, which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.

I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account the greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.

I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.

Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery time is a lot shorter than with other knees.

I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating platform knee -- how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS says that knees have always been made for women because most knees go to women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have the feeling that he han't put much thought into that.

And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's knee -- do you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners & bicyclists.

And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee (as ar as I can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even though it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long have you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?

Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee replacement is doing well.

Ann Olympia WA

Take the Internet to Go: Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more.

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Thanks. I'd like to hear more about your recovery. We could take it off line if you've already posted it in the group. If you don't mind.

Thanks again.

Ann

Rotating platform, Zimmer for women, Otis shape-matching knees.

I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about to have my second operation in a year to "fix" torn meniscus in my left knee. I had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the other knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my menisci are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that actually seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it that much and glucosamine/ chondroitin.

I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter & now the torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden a lot, which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.

I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account the greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.

I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.

Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery time is a lot shorter than with other knees.

I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating platform knee -- how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS says that knees have always been made for women because most knees go to women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have the feeling that he han't put much thought into that.

And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's knee -- do you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners & bicyclists.

And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee (as ar as I can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even though it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long have you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?

Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee replacement is doing well.

Ann Olympia WA

Take the Internet to Go: Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more.

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There is a group that is just for knee replacements you might

find that you will get more info from there as the people in that

group have all had a variety of new knees...the group is

Knee_Surgery/

Marilyn (UK)

>

>

> I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about to

have

> my second operation in a year to " fix " torn meniscus in my left

knee. I

> had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the

other

> knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my

menisci

> are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that

actually

> seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it that

much

> and glucosamine/chondroitin.

>

> I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the

> rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter &

now the

> torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden a

lot,

> which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.

>

> I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account the

> greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.

>

> I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.

>

> Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery time

is a

> lot shorter than with other knees.

>

> I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating platform

knee --

> how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS

says

> that knees have always been made for women because most knees go to

> women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have the

> feeling that he han't put much thought into that.

>

> And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's knee --

do

> you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners &

> bicyclists.

>

> And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee (as ar

as I

> can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even

though

> it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long

have

> you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?

>

> Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee

> replacement is doing well.

>

> Ann

> Olympia WA

>

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THANKS!! With all the spam groups, sometimes it's hard to find the one you're looking for.

Ann

Re: Rotating platform, Zimmer for women, Otis shape-matching knees.

There is a group that is just for knee replacements you might find that you will get more info from there as the people in that group have all had a variety of new knees...the group isKnee_Surgery/Marilyn (UK)>> > I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about to have> my second operation in a year to "fix" torn meniscus in my left knee. I> had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the other> knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my menisci> are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that actually> seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it that much> and glucosamine/chondroitin.> > I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the> rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter & now the> torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden a lot,> which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.> > I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account the> greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.> > I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.> > Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery time is a> lot shorter than with other knees.> > I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating platform knee --> how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS says> that knees have always been made for women because most knees go to> women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have the> feeling that he han't put much thought into that.> > And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's knee -- do> you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners & > bicyclists.> > And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee (as ar as I> can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even though> it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long have> you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?> > Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee> replacement is doing well.> > Ann > Olympia WA>

[Guest guest]

This group was started to replace one that had become over run with

SPAM and had no moderator, we have moderators on the new knee group

to help stop SPAM.

Marilyn (UK)

> >

> >

> > I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about

to

> have

> > my second operation in a year to " fix " torn meniscus in my left

> knee. I

> > had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the

> other

> > knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my

> menisci

> > are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that

> actually

> > seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it

that

> much

> > and glucosamine/chondroitin.

> >

> > I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the

> > rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter

&

> now the

> > torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden

a

> lot,

> > which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.

> >

> > I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account

the

> > greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.

> >

> > I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.

> >

> > Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery

time

> is a

> > lot shorter than with other knees.

> >

> > I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating

platform

> knee --

> > how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS

> says

> > that knees have always been made for women because most knees

go to

> > women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have

the

> > feeling that he han't put much thought into that.

> >

> > And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's

knee --

> do

> > you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners

&

> > bicyclists.

> >

> > And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee

(as ar

> as I

> > can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even

> though

> > it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long

> have

> > you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?

> >

> > Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee

> > replacement is doing well.

> >

> > Ann

> > Olympia WA

> >

>

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Great! I moderate another group, and have been searching for a way to have applicants be presented with the type of application page the TKR group you told me about has, but I can't figure out how to change it. Do you know whether you have to start a whole nother group to get that (the text box where they say why they want to join the group and the wavey anti-spam combination of letters & numbers).

Have you found that to work to keep out people who join in order to post advertisement?

Ann

Re: Rotating platform, Zimmer for women, Otis shape-matching knees.

This group was started to replace one that had become over run with SPAM and had no moderator, we have moderators on the new knee group to help stop SPAM.Marilyn (UK)> >> > > > I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about to > have> > my second operation in a year to "fix" torn meniscus in my left > knee. I> > had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the > other> > knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my > menisci> > are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that > actually> > seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it that > much> > and glucosamine/chondroitin.> > > > I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the> > rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter & > now the> > torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden a > lot,> > which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.> > > > I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account the> > greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.> > > > I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.> > > > Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery time > is a> > lot shorter than with other knees.> > > > I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating platform > knee --> > how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS > says> > that knees have always been made for women because most knees go to> > women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have the> > feeling that he han't put much thought into that.> > > > And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's knee -- > do> > you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners & > > bicyclists.> > > > And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee (as ar > as I> > can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even > though> > it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long > have> > you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?> > > > Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee> > replacement is doing well.> > > > Ann > > Olympia WA> >>

[Guest guest]

Ann, if you post this message on the knee group I told you about, I

am sure that one of the moderators (we have a few) will answer your

questions, as I personally dont know anything about this subject. We

havent had ANY spam at all since it was started up, so it seems to be

working ok.

Marilyn (UK)

> > >

> > >

> > > I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm

about

> to

> > have

> > > my second operation in a year to " fix " torn meniscus in my

left

> > knee. I

> > > had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on

the

> > other

> > > knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my

> > menisci

> > > are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that

> > actually

> > > seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using

it

> that

> > much

> > > and glucosamine/chondroitin.

> > >

> > > I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of

the

> > > rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before

winter

> &

> > now the

> > > torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I

garden

> a

> > lot,

> > > which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.

> > >

> > > I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into

account

> the

> > > greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.

> > >

> > > I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.

> > >

> > > Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery

> time

> > is a

> > > lot shorter than with other knees.

> > >

> > > I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating

> platform

> > knee --

> > > how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My

OS

> > says

> > > that knees have always been made for women because most knees

> go to

> > > women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I

have

> the

> > > feeling that he han't put much thought into that.

> > >

> > > And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's

> knee --

> > do

> > > you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp.

gardeners

> &

> > > bicyclists.

> > >

> > > And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee

> (as ar

> > as I

> > > can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this,

even

> > though

> > > it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How

long

> > have

> > > you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?

> > >

> > > Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a

knee

> > > replacement is doing well.

> > >

> > > Ann

> > > Olympia WA

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks.

Ann

Re: Rotating platform, Zimmer for women, Otis shape-matching knees.

Ann, if you post this message on the knee group I told you about, I am sure that one of the moderators (we have a few) will answer your questions, as I personally dont know anything about this subject. We havent had ANY spam at all since it was started up, so it seems to be working ok.Marilyn (UK)> > >> > > > > > I was out of the group for a while, but now I'm back. I'm about > to > > have> > > my second operation in a year to "fix" torn meniscus in my left > > knee. I> > > had a torn meniscus fixed (partial meniscectomy) in 2004 on the > > other> > > knee, with no problems since then. It's pretty clear that my > > menisci> > > are falling apart and I have chondromalacia in my R knee that > > actually> > > seems to have gotten better, which I attribute to not using it > that > > much> > > and glucosamine/chondroitin.> > > > > > I think I'll need new knees soon. I really like the idea of the> > > rotating platform, since I bought a bicycle just before winter > & > > now the> > > torn menisci are keeping me from using it, and because I garden > a > > lot,> > > which requires a lot of lower-leg rotation.> > > > > > I also like the Zimmer knee for women, which takes into account > the> > > greater Q-angle & smaller femoral head.> > > > > > I wish someone would put those two ideas together in one knee.> > > > > > Now I've heard about the Otis custom fit knee, whose recovery > time > > is a> > > lot shorter than with other knees.> > > > > > I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the rotating > platform > > knee --> > > how was your recovery and how's it doing now? Esp. women. My OS > > says> > > that knees have always been made for women because most knees > go to> > > women, and so therefore all knees are shaped for women. I have > the> > > feeling that he han't put much thought into that.> > > > > > And I'd like to hear from people who got the Zimmer women's > knee -- > > do> > > you have enough flexion for what you want to do? Esp. gardeners > & > > > bicyclists.> > > > > > And I'd like to hear from people who've gotten the Otis knee > (as ar > > as I> > > can tell there are only 2 surgeons in the US who use this, even > > though> > > it's been out for a number of years). How's your ROM? How long > > have> > > you had it? Can you garden & bicycle?> > > > > > Thank you for your replies. I hope everyone who's gotten a knee> > > replacement is doing well.> > > > > > Ann > > > Olympia WA> > >> >>