Knee Replacement

Orthopedic Surgeons (the kind that work on knees) are one of the highest paid surgeons just below neurosurgery and Cardiothoracic at approx. $300,000 annual salary.

Yes

Deep tissue massage is the way to break down the fibrous tissue known as "scar tissue" that occurs post injury/post operative. Also, make sure you rehabilitate the injury site through maintaining flexibility, muscle strength, and massage the injury site. Incorporating heat can help draw blood to the area which also speeds up recovery time.

Best answer I have... I am actually also having pops here and there but I realize the B) below fits perfectly.

A) Scar tissue, joint adhesions, slightly altered mechanics - all of these things can cause the knee to pop and can be present after surgery.

B) You can also have tight tendons (hamstring/IT band) moving over the femoral epicondyles that can cause popping, or slight shifting of the patella -

C) all of these things are common and no need to worry unless it is causing consistent and significant pain.

It depends why the joint is being replaced. Usually osteoarthritis is involoved. That code is 715.96.

keep doing R.I.C.E rest, ice, compression, and elavation as much as possible!

if your in pain though, go get your knee checked out again, surgery is supposed to make you feel better, not worse.

There are many risks when it comes to total knee replacement. Many of these complications are similar to those exhibited by joint replacement surgeries such as infection, loss of range of motion, nerve damage, persistent pain and dislocation. Speaking with a medical doctor is recommended to learn about any risks as they can give a detailed list of potenial complications.

They will open up the hip capsule (or what remains of it), dislocate the hip, and then take the polyethylene liner out of the cup (often using special tools), and put a new one in, then reverse the procedure.

That depends on the reason for the swelling. Some diseases will delay the surgery until after it is cured. Some swelling is related to the reason that surgery is required and probably won't affect the schedule.

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I had the same question as I am now 6 months after a total knee and it is finally getting better. At three months I was facing returning to 12 hour shifts with a lot of pain that my ortho Md made me feel like a drug addict because I still had so much pain. The physical therapy department was the most help. Apparently while putting the knee in the nerves are severed and they start to reinnervate the tissue making a pathway again, while they are doing this it can be quite painful. You probably have one side of your knee and leg that is numb, this will get better over the next couple months -but there is some very sharp steady pain that shoot thru the kneecap and down into the leg. The therapist told me what that nerve was but I don't remember.

I had knee surgery 6 months ago and although my initial pain is better I have stiffness pain that is unbearable after sitting for too long. I asked my doctor how long do I have to suffer everytime I stand up and he said everyone is different and had no idea but to give it about a year... I take ibruprofen everyday and it seems to take the edge off but i still use percocet when I am in real pain.

Will Medicare pay for a second knee replacement on the same knee?

Contact medicare for this answer.

Sounds like an infection, get that checked out by an orthopedic MD

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both my knees were replaced 12 years ago, my right one was just 'replaced AGAIN' the symptoms I had were it hurt during the night, it hurt to walk on, I was miserable with it, saw the doctor he showed me the x-rays had it done. Its now been almost 8 months, I STILL go to therapy 3 times a week, it swells at times.... a pain in the neck!!!!(knee) haha Make sure your ready before you go ahead with another new knee........

Not necessarily. It all depends on whether the other knee has been injured or has degenerated.

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