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Old 10-21-2021, 06:39 PM
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I had a left knee ACL replaced in 1998. By 2015 the knee had deteriorated to the point it needed replacing. Dr Nguyen replaced it using the “side” method and never said there would be any problems due to the previous ACL work. All is still good.
Thanks for that information. I read an article that said having a previous open surgery on the knee would disqualify a patient from the less invasive replacement surgery. It just goes to show, you can’t always believe what you read. I have a routine bi-annual appointment next week to check out my right knee replacement and I will discuss my options on the left knee with him.