Arthrosurface
More Knee Resurfacing
Jan,21,2009 10:08
One of the big advantages of this procedure is the recovery time. Most of our patients are able to walk without a cane in just a few days and return to driving and exercising in about a week. It’s been so impressive, that I often have to get people to slow down, because they are feeling so much better. It’s really a dramatic difference from a total knee replacement. The xray to the left shows how small this implant is.
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Arthrosurface
Sep,03,2008 11:44
I very
excited about a new technology that we now have
access too. Called Arthrosurface, it’s an innovative
new approach to knee arthritis. Using an
arthroscopicly assisted technique, we can resurface
small parts of the knee that are worn our for
arthritis. This is a much smaller operation than a
knee replacement, and patients can go home the same
day and walk on the knee immediately. Physical
therapy is much easier and the time investment is
much less. Not everyone is a good candidate for this
new procedure, but I think it will save many patients
from a much larger operation. We don’t know the long
term outcomes yet, but I’m very optimistic about this
technique’s future.