I had total knee replacement April 2nd in Boston. I attended a senimar on Maco robotic knee replacement in TV in February, which is a partial replacement. When I returned home I checked it out and I was not a canidate and needed a total. The total robotic is the Praxim Navigation Robot, 5 inch insision, no muscle cut. I did not experience any pain with the surgery and was on Vicodin. Had inhouse physical therepy for 2 weeks and out patient physical for 4 or 5 weeks, still in it. I am way ahead of my fellow PT patient, they had surgery weeks before me. The PT is no walk in the park, the only part that is painful for me is the flexing back. I would do some PT before surgery to strengthen the muscles and an exercise bike IMO is a must. It really loosens things up before PT. If you google Praxim Navigation Florida you can check it out. I know there is a Medical Center in Orlando that uses it. All the best.
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