Anyone familiar with this knee replacement procedure? - Knee & Hip Problems Message Board

cody48 · 08-24-2009, 04:38 PM

My husband needs a total knee replacement. He has been putting it off until he reached age 65 which is today. His pain has obviously gotten worse but not bad enough for him to go onto any medication which is another reason for the delay in surgery. He knows about the pain that he will be in after and says if he isn't in much pain now, why do it?

Regardless, his Orthopedic Surgeon said that he would use a Stryker knee. In the meantime a friend of our has had a procedure that we've never heard of. In his own words this is what he said ....... "I had a Johnson and Johnson, Depuy, Sigma. Using cement, not bored into the bone. it has a maximal knee flexion angle." He had a very quick recovery and said that he had more than 130 degrees flex.

I've tried to look into this but have found practically NOTHING concerning this procedure. Is anyone out there familiar with it? Does it last as long as the normal procedure? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

jennybyc · 08-24-2009, 07:54 PM

There are 2 different types of implants...cemented and non-cemented. The non-cemented does bore into the bone and then it's cemented in place...so both are cemented but the difference is whether they are bored into the bone. And the decision as to which to use is up to your doc. He gauges the level of activity, the health of the patient and whether it should be the first and last implant ever put in.....some last a lot longer than others or come loose earlier.

So gather info from on-line sites and ask the doc which he plans to use and why. Your husband just may not be a candidate for the Stryker knee or the ortho may not like using it. I have the type that is bored into the knee and then cemented in and they are great. Tens years and counting.

Have any questions, ask away. That's why we all come here...to share info.

gentle hugs..............Jenny