Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Yes, I am 2 weeks out from quad sparing TKR. I posted here once already to answer you Lucinda, but don't see my post. I think it's a real shortcut in the process. Will write more later if my older post does not appear. Hollie > > Has anyone had the new procedure that spares cutting the quad? From > what I have read on the net it seems like a better procedure than the > one I had. I started the Synvisc injections in my left knee this week > in hopes of having to have a replacement for that knee. I never want > another knee replacement. > Lucinda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Lucinda, I had quad sparing TKR 2 weeks ago. I could walk unaided immediately after surgery and now I have 120 degree flexion. I did go through a period of pain, bone ache, for which I took/take Darvocet, but I hear this process is quicker than normal TKRs. A man we know had this done by same doctor and he was back at work and felt fine at 4 weeks. Dr. Coon, in Red Bluff, CA, developed this technique and people fly to him from all over the states, he also teaches in Europe. I have sort of a blog at http://kneesforyou.com/kneetalk/index.php? topic=7.0 Hollie > > Has anyone had the new procedure that spares cutting the quad? From > what I have read on the net it seems like a better procedure than the > one I had. I started the Synvisc injections in my left knee this week > in hopes of having to have a replacement for that knee. I never want > another knee replacement. > Lucinda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 As I was googling for my last post I found this: In the article, which will appear in the upcoming issue of " Seminars in Arthroplasty, " lead author M. Coon, M.D., describes a number of benefits associated with minimally invasive knee procedures, such as reductions in hospital resource utilization-including reductions in hospital length of stay and in blood transfusions-and improvements in immediate post-operative mobility and range of motion. Dr. Coon asked the question: How do you get a large implant through a small incision?One answer, according to Dr. Coon, is to insert the implant in pieces by using modular implants. Study Estimates " Staggering " Savings to Healthcare System From Using MIS Knee Arthroplasty: In the upcoming issue of " Seminars in Arthroplasty, " author M. Coon, M.D., describes the benefits of minimally invasive (MIS) knee procedures.Dr. Coon is director of the Orthopedic Surgical Institute, Red Bluff, California. .... " The clinical and economic benefits of minimally invasive hip replacement have been established in the literature, and we believed that minimally invasive knee replacement would produce the same positive results, " said Dr. Coon. Hollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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