Re: Re: Check this link out-patellofemoral knee replacement

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Meg,

When I was 40 I looked into replacements/pain relief. I went with Synvisc and it

has worked great. I had pretty intensive PT for a while after having the

injections.It I have far exceeded the time I was told to expect for it to

benefit me. I am finding I am ready for another series but have been trying

Elation drink which contains the Glucosamine/chondroitin. So am continuing to

hold off as long as possible.

" Meg F. " <meghann.fearn@...> wrote: If you

don't mind sharing, where were your lesions? I have grade 4 on the

patella alone, and we're trying for insurance approval (in the multiple

layers of appeals right now) for ACI. If it doesn't work, or we can't get

approved, I'm going to be looking for the next best option. But no one

really replaces just the patella. :-) I just turned 38 and my doc doesn't

want to talk about replacements, but we have to do something to get me

active again.

Meg.

On 10/30/07, Kim <knadn2@...> wrote:

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> Hi Joi;

>

> I had a petellofemoral knee replacement 18 months ago. My doctor

> does lots of these - he prefers them to full replacements in younger

> patients (I'm 43). I was not a typical recovery case due to extreme

> scar tissue, but I think it was probably a lot better than a full. I

> had less " hardware " to attach scar tissue to!

>

> I would recommend them if you can find a doc that does them. My doc

> is more cutting edge than other docs - he also does a knee

> replacement that is built specifically for women.

>

> Good luck!

>

> Kim

>

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> > http://www.biomet.com/patients/vanguard_pfr.cfm

> >

> > Has anyone had this done or know anyone that has had this done?

> >

> > Joi

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