LittleMate wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2024 1:16 pm
I'm over 15 years your junior and had mine replaced 10 years ago. One of the best things I ever did.
Sounds like you are doing ok now. Was it a football accident that caused your knee problems ?
You write some good commonsense comments on this forum, keep up the good work !
Cheers Sid,
A long winded answer but its typed now! It started with a motorbike accident at 16. Broke my patella as well as tib-fib-femur. After recovering I played a lot of football & squash until my mid 30's. By then I'd had an arthroscopy and by 40 a second one. Whilst going for my higher level football coaching badges the knee went again and I thought I'd done my ligaments. Turns out it was the last of my cartilege.
Had my knee done by the then chairman of the Royal Knee Society (yes such a man exists!) and had a particular type of knee fitted (a duracell). If anyone ever needs a new knee then pm me as I had to research the life out of it. Conventional wisdom says 10-15 years for a knee and I was approaching 50. I'm 60 now and not had the pain that some people sometimes get post-op. Still active and always hope to be.
Thank you for your reply, I googled up a ''duracell knee replacement'' but could not find it ?
I had my knee replacement done March 12th this year by a highly qualified NHS Surgeon. Its going ok but cannot fully straighten it yet. An animated video below of the ( as far as I know ) type of knee operation that I had. I think most knee replacement's are same/similar nowadays to this one.
Knee Replacement with the iBalance TKA System
Sounds like you are doing ok now. Was it a football accident that caused your knee problems ?
You write some good commonsense comments on this forum, keep up the good work !
Cheers Sid,
A long winded answer but its typed now! It started with a motorbike accident at 16. Broke my patella as well as tib-fib-femur. After recovering I played a lot of football & squash until my mid 30's. By then I'd had an arthroscopy and by 40 a second one. Whilst going for my higher level football coaching badges the knee went again and I thought I'd done my ligaments. Turns out it was the last of my cartilege.
Had my knee done by the then chairman of the Royal Knee Society (yes such a man exists!) and had a particular type of knee fitted (a duracell). If anyone ever needs a new knee then pm me as I had to research the life out of it. Conventional wisdom says 10-15 years for a knee and I was approaching 50. I'm 60 now and not had the pain that some people sometimes get post-op. Still active and always hope to be.
Thank you for your reply, I googled up a ''duracell knee replacement'' but could not find it ?
I had my knee replacement done March 12th this year by a highly qualified NHS Surgeon. Its going ok but cannot fully straighten it yet. An animated video below of the ( as far as I know ) type of knee operation that I had. I think most knee replacement's are same/similar nowadays to this one.
Knee Replacement with the iBalance TKA System
Its made of a compound called Oxinium from Smith & Nephew. Knees are rather like car tyres in that they are branded and doctors are like car dealers in that they only use a certain brand of knee. Had mine done up in Derby - under a light anaesethic and an epidural! Surgery on a Monday and home Thursday; 5 months of physio and I was back jogging after 7 months (not advised!). Never had a days pain. I feel blessed in that respect.
As far as I know, the top part is some type of metal, bottom part is a sort of plastic.
What is this ''duracell knee replacement'' you speak of ?
I only associate duracell as a long life battery.
I opted to be put to sleep under full anesthetic, I am not brave like you to have it done while semi awake !
I had a lot of pain for 4 or so weeks and was on strong painkillers during that time and very hard to get a full nights sleep.
Knee is still a bit numb but not as numb now as it was for the first month after the operation
