Originally Posted by
TCR Rider
Sorry to hear that.
Am I wrong or is a medial release done to realign the kneecap? I have never heard of that before. Where did you have it done?
I'm scheduled to have my right knee done on Sept 7 but as of right now I'm still riding the bike 175 miles a week and working out. It's walking and stairs that are the problem. I'm ready for a healthy dose of pain with the rehab, my wife had bilateral knee replacement and I saw what she went through. I just hope that mine goes by the numbers with no surprises.
I had it done locally, small town (80K) hospital. But the surgeon has done a ton of TKRs, did all his studies at UAB which has a great rep for orthopedics, has access to the latest tech, MAKO robot assist...Both of my next door neighbors had TKRs done by him, I probably know a dozen others, and all went well. So, sometimes things go awry.
You'll probably be fine, but there are risks. Risk of infection alone is about 1%, I've read.