Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

[Guest guest]

,

I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is comparable to

the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a chat group

for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on both counts.

Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the challenge

to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will be difficult.

Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will be improved

and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this procedure is also

very expensive.

I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr. S-----

(something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on Kobe .

Saeed

BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the info to Robin's Knee Website. I hope to gain some info to

help my father with decisions regarding his knee and possible a TKR.

Sincerely

alyce

[Guest guest]

As I understand the best place for knee operations is New York. There

are OS's there that are at the forefront of knee surgery techniques;

McMinn one of the most experienced hip resurfacing OS's studied there a few

years ago. I remember reading about it somewhere. I'll do some surfing to see

if anything comes up.

Rog

Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

,

I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is comparable

to

the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a chat

group

for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on both

counts.

Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the

challenge

to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will be

difficult.

Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will be

improved

and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this procedure is

also

very expensive.

I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr. S-----

(something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on Kobe

.

Saeed

BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

[Guest guest]

These are very helpful. Thank you so much for sharing them!!!! I hope to be

bale to help my dad make the right choice for his body.

Sincerely

alyce

[Guest guest]

For your questions about knee surgery, I recommend checking the message

board

on Robin's knee website:

http://www.hieran.com/knee/

Hope that helps,

-

is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

Hello - this group has been so helpful for those of us looking at hip

resurfacing, I was wondering if anyone knew of a chat group for knee

resurfacing. My brother in law had a THR a couple years ago, wishes

he'd known about the resurfacing option for his hip and now faces the

possibility of a knee replacement. There is some information on the

internet about knee resurfacing but I couldn't locate a chat group or

any sites doing the kind of exciting surgery we see with the hip.

Surfacehippy has had so much to do with my peace of mind for my upcoming

surgery with Dr. De Smet, I was wondering if anyone had good

information and/or a chat group for the knee. Thank you so much as

always

[Guest guest]

The following site is a Yahoo group about knees

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/KneeSurgery/

This was found from a list which may be of use (Don't be put off by the

graphics) - there are some great links

http://groups.msn.com/KERALAORTHOPAEDICS/kneeortholinks.msnw

Rog

Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

,

I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is comparable

to

the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a chat

group

for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on both

counts.

Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the

challenge

to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will be

difficult.

Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will be

improved

and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this procedure is

also

very expensive.

I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr. S-----

(something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on Kobe

.

Saeed

BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

[Guest guest]

Dear - thank you so much for the URL's and your time. I just

forwarded them to my brother in law. Again I appreciate everything.

Thank you

Gray

FAX

newtl@...

Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

The following site is a Yahoo group about knees

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/KneeSurgery/

This was found from a list which may be of use (Don't be put off by the

graphics) - there are some great links

http://groups.msn.com/KERALAORTHOPAEDICS/kneeortholinks.msnw

Rog

Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

,

I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is

comparable

to

the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a chat

group

for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on both

counts.

Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the

challenge

to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will be

difficult.

Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will be

improved

and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this procedure

is

also

very expensive.

I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr.

S-----

(something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on Kobe

.

Saeed

BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

[Guest guest]

FAO: Gray

Check on the internet about knee cartilage implanting / re-growth /

regeneration - I remember seeing a TV piece about a London OS, who performed

such an intervention successfully on a youngish male patient (the patient

looked in his mid thirties), some 2-4 years ago. The story was later

covered in a UK broadsheet (I think it was in The Guardian).

Best luck

Dan Milosevic

Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

,

I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is comparable

to

the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a chat

group

for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on both

counts.

Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the

challenge

to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will be

difficult.

Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will be

improved

and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this procedure is

also

very expensive.

I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr. S-----

(something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on Kobe

.

Saeed

BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

[Guest guest]

Hi & Dan

A lot of research is going on into cartilage regrowth / regeneration in the

UK at the moment (I would assume this is true also in a lot of other

countries). I have copied this quote from Iain Dunbar (who has contributed

to surfacehippy) of Corin on their chat site.

Loss of cartilage in the joint is the primary cause of pain (cartilage both

cushions and lubricates the " bearing " in your joint), and the main reason

why hip replacements are carried out.

The classic response to anyone under 65 has been that you are too young -

because in a younger patient you will almost certainly wear out a

conventional Total Hip Replacement and need further surgery. It is precisely

for these patients that Corin pioneered and developed Hip Resurfacing. So

now you have a choice!

Finally, cartilage regeneration is one of the major areas of research in

orthopaedics at present. I am sure that in a few years time, we will be able

to regenerate cartilage in some joints - perhaps the knee is a better bet

than the hip - in which case we will be out of business!! Which is precisely

why companies such as Corin are working hard to be at the forefront of these

new technologies, so that when treatments change, we are still in business.

I hope this helps.

Iain (Corin Group)

If anyone wants to find information related to a UK site may I suggest

www.google.co.uk and choose the " pages from the UK " selector. This search

engine is available with lots of suffixes to help in individual country

searches - just a way of refining searches.

Best wishes

Rog

Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

>

> ,

> I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is comparable

> to

> the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a chat

> group

> for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on both

> counts.

> Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the

> challenge

> to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will be

> difficult.

> Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will be

> improved

> and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this procedure is

> also

> very expensive.

> I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr. S-----

> (something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on Kobe

> .

>

> Saeed

> BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear - Thank you again for the great information I really

appreciate it.

Gray

FAX

newtl@...

Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

Hi & Dan

A lot of research is going on into cartilage regrowth / regeneration in

the

UK at the moment (I would assume this is true also in a lot of other

countries). I have copied this quote from Iain Dunbar (who has

contributed

to surfacehippy) of Corin on their chat site.

Loss of cartilage in the joint is the primary cause of pain (cartilage

both

cushions and lubricates the " bearing " in your joint), and the main

reason

why hip replacements are carried out.

The classic response to anyone under 65 has been that you are too young

-

because in a younger patient you will almost certainly wear out a

conventional Total Hip Replacement and need further surgery. It is

precisely

for these patients that Corin pioneered and developed Hip Resurfacing.

So

now you have a choice!

Finally, cartilage regeneration is one of the major areas of research in

orthopaedics at present. I am sure that in a few years time, we will be

able

to regenerate cartilage in some joints - perhaps the knee is a better

bet

than the hip - in which case we will be out of business!! Which is

precisely

why companies such as Corin are working hard to be at the forefront of

these

new technologies, so that when treatments change, we are still in

business.

I hope this helps.

Iain (Corin Group)

If anyone wants to find information related to a UK site may I suggest

www.google.co.uk and choose the " pages from the UK " selector. This

search

engine is available with lots of suffixes to help in individual country

searches - just a way of refining searches.

Best wishes

Rog

Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

>

> ,

> I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is

comparable

> to

> the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a chat

> group

> for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on both

> counts.

> Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the

> challenge

> to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will be

> difficult.

> Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will be

> improved

> and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this procedure

is

> also

> very expensive.

> I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr.

S-----

> (something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on Kobe

> .

>

> Saeed

> BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'd like to throw a dampner on this. If cartilage is going to e

regrown then the knee in question has to be looked after and

mollycoddled during the regrowth - which could be lengthy. It seems to

me odd that current knee resurgfacing is metal on plastic. much as the

popular THR. Ought a metal-on-metal knee resurface be possible, or is

there a lack of ability of such a a joint to absorb impact?

Chris.

> Hi & Dan

> A lot of research is going on into cartilage regrowth / regeneration

in the

> UK at the moment (I would assume this is true also in a lot of other

> countries). I have copied this quote from Iain Dunbar (who has

contributed

> to surfacehippy) of Corin on their chat site.

>

> Loss of cartilage in the joint is the primary cause of pain

(cartilage both

> cushions and lubricates the " bearing " in your joint), and the main

reason

> why hip replacements are carried out.

>

> The classic response to anyone under 65 has been that you are too

young -

> because in a younger patient you will almost certainly wear out a

> conventional Total Hip Replacement and need further surgery. It is

precisely

> for these patients that Corin pioneered and developed Hip

Resurfacing. So

> now you have a choice!

>

> Finally, cartilage regeneration is one of the major areas of

research in

> orthopaedics at present. I am sure that in a few years time, we will

be able

> to regenerate cartilage in some joints - perhaps the knee is a

better bet

> than the hip - in which case we will be out of business!! Which is

precisely

> why companies such as Corin are working hard to be at the forefront

of these

> new technologies, so that when treatments change, we are still in

business.

>

> I hope this helps.

>

> Iain (Corin Group)

>

> If anyone wants to find information related to a UK site may I

suggest

> www.google.co.uk and choose the " pages from the UK " selector. This

search

> engine is available with lots of suffixes to help in individual

country

> searches - just a way of refining searches.

>

> Best wishes

> Rog

> Re: is there a chat group for knee

resurfacing

> >

> > ,

> > I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is

comparable

> > to

> > the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a

chat

> > group

> > for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on

both

> > counts.

> > Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the

> > challenge

> > to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will

be

> > difficult.

> > Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will

be

> > improved

> > and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this

procedure is

> > also

> > very expensive.

> > I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr.

S-----

> > (something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on

Kobe

> > .

> >

> > Saeed

> > BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I'd like to throw a dampner on this. If cartilage is going to e

regrown then the knee in question has to be looked after and

mollycoddled during the regrowth - which could be lengthy. It seems to

me odd that current knee resurgfacing is metal on plastic. much as the

popular THR. Ought a metal-on-metal knee resurface be possible, or is

there a lack of ability of such a a joint to absorb impact?

Chris.

> Hi & Dan

> A lot of research is going on into cartilage regrowth / regeneration

in the

> UK at the moment (I would assume this is true also in a lot of other

> countries). I have copied this quote from Iain Dunbar (who has

contributed

> to surfacehippy) of Corin on their chat site.

>

> Loss of cartilage in the joint is the primary cause of pain

(cartilage both

> cushions and lubricates the " bearing " in your joint), and the main

reason

> why hip replacements are carried out.

>

> The classic response to anyone under 65 has been that you are too

young -

> because in a younger patient you will almost certainly wear out a

> conventional Total Hip Replacement and need further surgery. It is

precisely

> for these patients that Corin pioneered and developed Hip

Resurfacing. So

> now you have a choice!

>

> Finally, cartilage regeneration is one of the major areas of

research in

> orthopaedics at present. I am sure that in a few years time, we will

be able

> to regenerate cartilage in some joints - perhaps the knee is a

better bet

> than the hip - in which case we will be out of business!! Which is

precisely

> why companies such as Corin are working hard to be at the forefront

of these

> new technologies, so that when treatments change, we are still in

business.

>

> I hope this helps.

>

> Iain (Corin Group)

>

> If anyone wants to find information related to a UK site may I

suggest

> www.google.co.uk and choose the " pages from the UK " selector. This

search

> engine is available with lots of suffixes to help in individual

country

> searches - just a way of refining searches.

>

> Best wishes

> Rog

> Re: is there a chat group for knee

resurfacing

> >

> > ,

> > I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is

comparable

> > to

> > the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a

chat

> > group

> > for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on

both

> > counts.

> > Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the

> > challenge

> > to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will

be

> > difficult.

> > Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will

be

> > improved

> > and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this

procedure is

> > also

> > very expensive.

> > I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr.

S-----

> > (something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on

Kobe

> > .

> >

> > Saeed

> > BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I'd like to throw a dampner on this. If cartilage is going to e

regrown then the knee in question has to be looked after and

mollycoddled during the regrowth - which could be lengthy. It seems to

me odd that current knee resurgfacing is metal on plastic. much as the

popular THR. Ought a metal-on-metal knee resurface be possible, or is

there a lack of ability of such a a joint to absorb impact?

Chris.

> Hi & Dan

> A lot of research is going on into cartilage regrowth / regeneration

in the

> UK at the moment (I would assume this is true also in a lot of other

> countries). I have copied this quote from Iain Dunbar (who has

contributed

> to surfacehippy) of Corin on their chat site.

>

> Loss of cartilage in the joint is the primary cause of pain

(cartilage both

> cushions and lubricates the " bearing " in your joint), and the main

reason

> why hip replacements are carried out.

>

> The classic response to anyone under 65 has been that you are too

young -

> because in a younger patient you will almost certainly wear out a

> conventional Total Hip Replacement and need further surgery. It is

precisely

> for these patients that Corin pioneered and developed Hip

Resurfacing. So

> now you have a choice!

>

> Finally, cartilage regeneration is one of the major areas of

research in

> orthopaedics at present. I am sure that in a few years time, we will

be able

> to regenerate cartilage in some joints - perhaps the knee is a

better bet

> than the hip - in which case we will be out of business!! Which is

precisely

> why companies such as Corin are working hard to be at the forefront

of these

> new technologies, so that when treatments change, we are still in

business.

>

> I hope this helps.

>

> Iain (Corin Group)

>

> If anyone wants to find information related to a UK site may I

suggest

> www.google.co.uk and choose the " pages from the UK " selector. This

search

> engine is available with lots of suffixes to help in individual

country

> searches - just a way of refining searches.

>

> Best wishes

> Rog

> Re: is there a chat group for knee

resurfacing

> >

> > ,

> > I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is

comparable

> > to

> > the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there is a

chat

> > group

> > for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me on

both

> > counts.

> > Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so the

> > challenge

> > to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips, will

be

> > difficult.

> > Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration will

be

> > improved

> > and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this

procedure is

> > also

> > very expensive.

> > I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a Dr.

S-----

> > (something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on

Kobe

> > .

> >

> > Saeed

> > BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

>From: twyko64

>Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 7:35 AM

>To: surfacehippy

>Subject: Re: is there a chat group for knee resurfacing

>

>I'd like to throw a dampner on this. If cartilage is going to e

>regrown then the knee in question has to be looked after and

>mollycoddled during the regrowth - which could be lengthy. It seems to

>me odd that current knee resurgfacing is metal on plastic. much as the

>popular THR. Ought a metal-on-metal knee resurface be possible, or is

>there a lack of ability of such a a joint to absorb impact?

>Chris.

>

>

I talked to McMinn about this. He is working on an analog of knee

resurfacing. I also asked him about the plastic/metal combos and was told

that unlike a hip, a knee only is a hinge-joint and therefore the amount of

plastic that flakes off is small. The issue is fixation of the implant: The

body's weight keeps a hip implant in place but a knee is basically vertical

with no support, so loosening is possible (this is as best as I remember

this conversation. I'm sure you'll set me straight as need be.) So he likes

metal on metal and, as I gather, was trying to figure out a better way to

attach such a thing. This was a couple of years ago and I've not mentioned

it to him in the interim. If he gets a viable one, I'll be the first in

line for it!

Cheers,

Jeff

rBHR Aug. 1, 2001

Mr. McMinn

[Guest guest]

WHAT?

No report Chris?

> > Hi & Dan

> > A lot of research is going on into cartilage regrowth /

regeneration

> in the

> > UK at the moment (I would assume this is true also in a lot of

other

> > countries). I have copied this quote from Iain Dunbar (who has

> contributed

> > to surfacehippy) of Corin on their chat site.

> >

> > Loss of cartilage in the joint is the primary cause of pain

> (cartilage both

> > cushions and lubricates the " bearing " in your joint), and the

main

> reason

> > why hip replacements are carried out.

> >

> > The classic response to anyone under 65 has been that you are

too

> young -

> > because in a younger patient you will almost certainly wear out a

> > conventional Total Hip Replacement and need further surgery. It

is

> precisely

> > for these patients that Corin pioneered and developed Hip

> Resurfacing. So

> > now you have a choice!

> >

> > Finally, cartilage regeneration is one of the major areas of

> research in

> > orthopaedics at present. I am sure that in a few years time, we

will

> be able

> > to regenerate cartilage in some joints - perhaps the knee is a

> better bet

> > than the hip - in which case we will be out of business!! Which

is

> precisely

> > why companies such as Corin are working hard to be at the

forefront

> of these

> > new technologies, so that when treatments change, we are still

in

> business.

> >

> > I hope this helps.

> >

> > Iain (Corin Group)

> >

> > If anyone wants to find information related to a UK site may I

> suggest

> > www.google.co.uk and choose the " pages from the UK " selector.

This

> search

> > engine is available with lots of suffixes to help in individual

> country

> > searches - just a way of refining searches.

> >

> > Best wishes

> > Rog

> > Re: is there a chat group for knee

> resurfacing

> > >

> > > ,

> > > I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is

> comparable

> > > to

> > > the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there

is a

> chat

> > > group

> > > for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me

on

> both

> > > counts.

> > > Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so

the

> > > challenge

> > > to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips,

will

> be

> > > difficult.

> > > Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration

will

> be

> > > improved

> > > and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this

> procedure is

> > > also

> > > very expensive.

> > > I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a

Dr.

> S-----

> > > (something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on

> Kobe

> > > .

> > >

> > > Saeed

> > > BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

WHAT?

No report Chris?

> > Hi & Dan

> > A lot of research is going on into cartilage regrowth /

regeneration

> in the

> > UK at the moment (I would assume this is true also in a lot of

other

> > countries). I have copied this quote from Iain Dunbar (who has

> contributed

> > to surfacehippy) of Corin on their chat site.

> >

> > Loss of cartilage in the joint is the primary cause of pain

> (cartilage both

> > cushions and lubricates the " bearing " in your joint), and the

main

> reason

> > why hip replacements are carried out.

> >

> > The classic response to anyone under 65 has been that you are

too

> young -

> > because in a younger patient you will almost certainly wear out a

> > conventional Total Hip Replacement and need further surgery. It

is

> precisely

> > for these patients that Corin pioneered and developed Hip

> Resurfacing. So

> > now you have a choice!

> >

> > Finally, cartilage regeneration is one of the major areas of

> research in

> > orthopaedics at present. I am sure that in a few years time, we

will

> be able

> > to regenerate cartilage in some joints - perhaps the knee is a

> better bet

> > than the hip - in which case we will be out of business!! Which

is

> precisely

> > why companies such as Corin are working hard to be at the

forefront

> of these

> > new technologies, so that when treatments change, we are still

in

> business.

> >

> > I hope this helps.

> >

> > Iain (Corin Group)

> >

> > If anyone wants to find information related to a UK site may I

> suggest

> > www.google.co.uk and choose the " pages from the UK " selector.

This

> search

> > engine is available with lots of suffixes to help in individual

> country

> > searches - just a way of refining searches.

> >

> > Best wishes

> > Rog

> > Re: is there a chat group for knee

> resurfacing

> > >

> > > ,

> > > I don't think there is a perfected " knee resurfacing " that is

> comparable

> > > to

> > > the success of hip resurfacing as yet, so I doubt that there

is a

> chat

> > > group

> > > for knees. If I'm wrong, I hope that someone will correct me

on

> both

> > > counts.

> > > Knees are more complex and sensitive to movement than hips so

the

> > > challenge

> > > to perfect anything like resurfacing, as we have with hips,

will

> be

> > > difficult.

> > > Hopefully, research in areas such as cartilage regeneration

will

> be

> > > improved

> > > and perfected more fully in the near future. Right now this

> procedure is

> > > also

> > > very expensive.

> > > I've heard that one of the best knee surgeons in the US is a

Dr.

> S-----

> > > (something) in Colorado. Probably the same doc who operated on

> Kobe

> > > .

> > >

> > > Saeed

> > > BHR x 2, DeSmet, 7-2-02

> > >

> > >

> > >