Re: Total Knee Replacement in EDS

March 6, 2001

> Hi Everyone

>

> One of our members here is having a problem with her knee

replacement. As she has quite lax ligaments they did a tibial

tubercle (not sure of spelling sorry). However, approx 3 weeks later

the screw holding the ligament started working its way out. On

exploration the surgeon said the bone had grown more than expected

and had started to push the screw out.

>

> She is very worried about it all as she can feel something moving

inside her leg that she hadn't felt prior to the screw coming loose.

According the x-rays everything is as it should be.

>

> Does anybody have any experience with anything like this that they

could share with her?

>

> She isn't on e-mail so if you can reply to me I'll make sure she

gets them.

>

Hi Ash,

I know this is rather a late reply to your post!. I have just noticed

it while reading through old lists.

I wonder if you mean that your lady had a transfer rather than a

replacement. I too had very lax ligaments and had that surgery (many

years before TKRs were available). I had EXACTLY the same problem and

it was eventually resol;ved by removing the screws. I had both legs

done originally and had the same problem in each. After both screws

were removed all was OK and then,when I had the left knee done again

because everything had stretched again they did it WITHOUT using

screws.

Finally I had a TKR on that leg.

The surgery to remove the screws was not bad and didn,t take long so

I think she can be reassured.

Pat Newton.

Littlehampton UK..

> Thanks

>

> Ash

>

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