[shrink]

Has anyone had experience with a side-cut, minimally invasive total knee replacement? Would appreciate info or even "hearsay". Thanks.

[Sunshine Mary]

I would also like to know if anyone had side-cut ,Minimally invasive total knee replacement .I when to a seminar on this and looks really good .

Originally Posted by shrink

Has anyone had experience with a side-cut, minimally invasive total knee replacement? Would appreciate info or even "hearsay". Thanks.

[villages07]

Dr Nguyen out of Orlando area specializes in this technique. I went to his seminar and talked to someone who had been through it and subsequently to someone else I know who had done it. Both had great results and were very happy with the doc. It promises less pain and shorter healing/rehab time than more traditional front incision.

[asianthree]

time will tell...in five years i will weight in..in the medical buz...it takes longer to do the procedure than a total knee..time in hospital depending on the patient can be shorter....but as in all surgery i want to see how it holds up 5 years from now

[Sunshine Mary]

Did you have this done ?

Originally Posted by asianthree

time will tell...in five years i will weight in..in the medical buz...it takes longer to do the procedure than a total knee..time in hospital depending on the patient can be shorter....but as in all surgery i want to see how it holds up 5 years from now

[dadspet]

any idea if Dr Duke does this type of minimally invasive quadriceps sparring surgery? If not I wonder why not since he does so many knee replacements. After doing some research I've read some recent things on the internet that would lead one to believe this method requires less recovery time as well as less recovery pain.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by villages07

It promises less pain and shorter healing/rehab time than more traditional front incision.

7 ... At the seminar, does the surgeon specify how long healing/rehab takes for a TNR, using "normal" techniques versus the newer "minimally invasive" techniques?

[maureenod]

The procedure the OP is referring to is Makoplasty which is a PARTIAl knee replacement. Most likely you will need to go back in for a total at some point. Please get a second opinion. I had a TKR done in April, called PRAXIM navigation computer assisted. Less invasive and quicker healing, very little pain.

[maureenod]

Try this link for more info. You will have to paste it to browser as I don't think you can do it from this site. http://steward.org/news/Quincy-Medical-Center-First

[784caroline]

From what I have read and talking to people who have had both types of surgeries, every person is different and not all are candidates for a partial knee replacement. The key factor here is how active will the person be afterwards. If someones goal is simply to get out of bed and walk pain free, that is one thing as compared to someone very active whose goal is to get back to playing pickelball, softball or do some serious dancing. BIG DIFFERENCE.

The decision will not be an easy one for most likely the medical proponents you talk to will be supportive of one or the other type of surgery and of course they engage that type the most. Full knee replacements have been very successful in allowing active people return to their active lifestye. As a previous poster stated, I think the history of partial knee replacements on especially active patients needs to be further evaluated and reported on.

[asianthree]

if you need a total.... mako will not help you...still need a total

[maureenod]

The partial only does one compartment. If you have arthritis in more than one compartment, which elderly people have, you need a total. Doing just one does not mean you will be pain free even getting out of bed. I did attend a seminar in TV last winter and it seemed to me they were looking for business and didn't give all the right info.

[hoopsterdad]

if Dr. Duke does not use it, then i question it. He did my tkr, and at 12 weeks have no restrictions. Results depend on individual preparing for operation, and how much work willing to put into rehab. No one can wave a magic wand and make things easy.

[maureenod]

Dr Duke is with West Marion Community Hospital and they do not have the robot, it cost millions. They do have DiVinci robot for other surgical procedures.

[dadspet]

See my recent post on Dr Nguyen. Just had total knee replacement surgery and so far its going great.