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knee fusion
by frwbeach, Jan 30, 2008 08:25AM
Just curious. in 1971 doctors wanted to fuse my knee due to multiple ligament tears and fractured- displacedknee cap. A young Doc who sat in on Mickey Mantels knee surgery in Houston talked the
Head of Ortho into letting him discuss with us the option of trying to repair everything ( No ACL replacement at that time ) and see what happens. We agreed and although I had deal with constant pain and had the knee drained dozens of times from 1971 to 1990 I had somewhat normal mobility
In 1990 I had knee recostruction and has worked out well for 16 years ( although now I finally need the knee replacement ) My question is this--If they had gone ahead with the fusion would they have been able to do the ACL / Ligament reconstruction and this knee replacement surgery????
If No I am so glad I took my chances. ( The young first year doc--1990-- is now the head of Ortho
at a large hospital )
Head of Ortho into letting him discuss with us the option of trying to repair everything ( No ACL replacement at that time ) and see what happens. We agreed and although I had deal with constant pain and had the knee drained dozens of times from 1971 to 1990 I had somewhat normal mobility
In 1990 I had knee recostruction and has worked out well for 16 years ( although now I finally need the knee replacement ) My question is this--If they had gone ahead with the fusion would they have been able to do the ACL / Ligament reconstruction and this knee replacement surgery????
If No I am so glad I took my chances. ( The young first year doc--1990-- is now the head of Ortho
at a large hospital )
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Knee fusion surgery is a last resort for any knee related problem. It is a salvage procedure rather a management of knee arthritis.
I am sorry to say but if you would have gone ahead with knee fusion then, doctors would not have been able to do ligament reconstruction or knee replacement surgery.
The anatomy of knee or knee joint configuration would have changed after the knee fusion surgery to do any sort of surgery after that. Yes I think an orthopedic surgeon experienced in knee replacement after knee fusion could possibly with difficulty could have done it.
Keep me informed if you have any queries.
Bye.
Knee replacement is done to improve the quality of life of an individual when there is no option left. Take care!