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Need Advice On Knee Replacement For A Moderate Osteoarthritis Patient

I am a 55yr old female , I am bone on bone an my right knee in the medial side with moderate osteoarthritis on my lateral side of the right knee . I still work a heavy construction job year round , should I consider only a partial or total knee replacement?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,

I have studied your case.

If you can send your x ray report then I can better comment regarding unilateral unicondylar replacement or TKR.


Total knee joint replacement patient find good difference in mobility after joint replacement.
So you can do TKR after consulting joint replacement surgeon, there will not be any problem probably.

Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
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Wishing you good health.

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Need Advice On Knee Replacement For A Moderate Osteoarthritis Patient

Hello, I have studied your case. If you can send your x ray report then I can better comment regarding unilateral unicondylar replacement or TKR. Total knee joint replacement patient find good difference in mobility after joint replacement. So you can do TKR after consulting joint replacement surgeon, there will not be any problem probably. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. If you are satisfied with answer do not forget to give rating to this answer. Wishing you good health. Take care.