Decisions, decisions

[ajkula66]

Brass.

Worked well as replacement for bone nuts back in the 70s and 80s, and would likely last a very long lifetime...

[amptech]

Brass.

Worked well as replacement for bone nuts back in the 70s and 80s, and would likely last a very long lifetime...

He's replacing his nuts as well?? 

[ajkula66]

He's replacing his nuts as well?? 

Hopefully not..but I'm sure brass would work there as well...

[Dave W]

I just got a post-op message from Uwe that he's on a "kneebbatical" and he sent this video  -- right from the operating room!

[4stringer77]

I thought it went something more like this.


Although with health care being what it is in Germany, he wouldn't be the six million dollar man but probably a few hundred euro man?

[Rob]

I just got a post-op message from Uwe that he's on a "kneebbatical" and he sent this video  -- right from the operating room!

He is incredible.  LOL  The 600 Euro Man?

[uwe]

I can only recommend my hardware upgrade - titanium platform for the upper end of the lower leg bone, polyethylene as meniscus replacement and stainless steel crown for the lower end of the upper leg bone, all works and feels like a dream.

Of course I had all the usual warning input before the surgery, "58 is way too young for full knee replacement, delay it as long as you can, do another keyhole surgery, take pain killers", but the other side of the coin is of course - and I noticed this already in rehab - that my wound healing as well as the recovery of my ligaments, tendons and muscles progressed in leaps and bounds compared to people who had the same operation and were 10 to 15 years older. We all know that once you're past 40, building up muscle might becomes harder and harder - it ain't getting better. And most issues people have post-knee replacement surgery are based on exactly that: not having gotten muscles, tendons and ligaments back in order and not having sufficiently strengthened them in time. I'm currently doing between one-and-a-half and three hours of physical therapy every day - and the promising results are showing.

[Dave W]

Probably a very wise move. One of my neighbors was a few years older than you when she had both knees replaced. She's not in good enough physical shape for the kind of rehab you're doing, and she still has problems getting around.

[Highlander]

The general concensus is that the human body is not designed to last more than forty years... ah... screwed...

[westen44]

How well I can follow my own advice, I don't know.  But in my opinion the thing to do is try to play your best game with enthusiasm.  (I don't know Swedish, but actually I think the subtitle should say "death" not the "devil." )

[exiledarchangel]

I can only recommend my hardware upgrade - titanium platform for the upper end of the lower leg bone, polyethylene as meniscus replacement and stainless steel crown for the lower end of the upper leg bone, all works and feels like a dream.

I hope you gave exact instructions so nothing chrome plated was used.

[Pilgrim]

The general concensus is that the human body is not designed to last more than forty years... ah... screwed...

You mean I'm 29 years past my use-by date?

Maybe that accounts for the smell.....

[Dave W]

Have we established whether this knee joint is two-point or three-point?

[uwe]

I sure hope it qualifies as a three-point.  Two-point and I will tip over!

[Dave W]

I sure hope it qualifies as a three-point.  Two-point and I will tip over!

No, you just need a separate tailpiece.