re: Anybody here had a total knee replacement?

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1. How old were you?

2. How has it improved your life?

Thanks

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My pops just had his done in April. 66 y/o. Dramatically improved his gait and relieved some pain in his other knee.

I work in medical devices in Memphis and interact with a lot of joint surgeons. I highly recommend a Stryker knee (Triathlon) with the doc using Mako. My dad saw Jared Braud (who I went to school with at LSU). He did his fellowship at Cleveland Clinic and was top shelf in doing my dads knee. Would highly recommend.

Most of the top systems from Zimmer, Stryker, DePuy and Smith and Nephew will all perform similarly. Mako (Stryker) and Rosa (Zimmer) robotic systems have improved an already great success rate in total joint replacement, with Mako being the top of the line. Regardless of what system you get, make sure your surgeon has implanted many of the knees that he/she is putting in you (minimum 50 I think). You want to make sure that they have ample experience in that system. Doctors will switch companies that they use and you don't want to be patient #4 or something with a "new" knee for a surgeon.