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Originally Posted by tklloop

First, you mention 2 different issues you are having, arthritic knee and knee replacement. Both of those require different surgical approaches. The first thing you should do is get an MRI to determine what is actually causing you pain. An MRI will show if you need arthritis removed or if you need a partial or full knee replacement. I play sports so I went with Dr. Krueger from TOI (The Orthopedic Institute), He is a sports specific orthopedic surgeon. I liked the facility on 441,, it has the Dr. office, x-rays, MRI, Physical therapy all in one location. Dr. Krueger was great, he left a 2 inch incision that is almost transparent from my partial knee replacement. he did the surgery Thursday and I started PT on Friday am. Just remember that physical therapy is a MUST! I was back to playing sports in 2.5 months. Your doing the right thing by doing your research and asking people who have been through this for input! Good Luck!

Thank you.