@michael.schuler
Thank you for posting. I am a professional woodworker, researching the procedure ahead of my upcoming knee replacement surgery. The general approach, tools, jigs, and techniques are almost identical to ones we use for wood joinery in the shop. Seeing these similarities, designed to minimize guesswork and errors, gives me great confidence in the likelihood of an excellent result, especially when performed by a surgeon with thousands of procedures under his belt.
@dennisguttrich5613
I've had both knees replaced. What is critical is post op physical therapy. Get that range of motion back bending the knee! It's very stiff and scar tissue will build up if you don't. Just scream and bend it asap.
@robertlulek1634
I just had my second knee replacement March 3rd 2021. 5 years ago I had a partial knee replacement still going well with that one. I was a little bit reluctant to do the nerve shot in my spine rather than general anesthesia but I talked myself into doing it and I'm not sorry. No post operation nausea did I experience and I recovered quite nicely I still have pain 5 or 6 weeks out but it's getting better and my flexion is coming back. You can tell the anesthesiologist you do not want to wake up during the surgery and he can give you something else that will make you not remember anything I highly recommend the spinal shot
@fidelcatsro6948
Wow, cant wait to do this DIY project with me new Dewalt cordless drill, thank you! 😺👍
@billy19461
I loved this video. My brother has had this done twice.
@MrErpman
Wife just had this done and the Dr used the Mako robot for the surgery. They couldn't give her the nerve block and the last week as been very painful. The pain is just now staring to subside. We managed to get her into rehab a couple of days after surgery. I've been staying with her 24/7 since the surgery so I can learn how to help and insure her care is handled well.
@lindabutler5631
Had knee replacement 2 years ago. Post op was so painful for a few weeks. Night time was pretty awful for me. Pain was off the scale. Exercise after the op is vital. I'm fine now, no pain.
@dschreib67
Thanx for the demo only advice to improve future videos would be to zoom in on all the work being done because zoomed out caused glare which prevented us from seeing what you were doing.
@therealearthmonkey
Having a knee replacement in three weeks.... thanks for this... no gore!....definitely having a general anaesthetic!
@SportsMEDAlabama
The hole in the distal femur provides us with an entry site for the intramedullary guide system. In other words, once the drill is used to make the initial hole, the alignment rod is inserted through this hole up through the bone so we can attach a cutting block onto it and make a precise cut on the end of the femur.
@creepyuncle542
I'm on day 22 post op. The 2nd week I regretted getting this because of pain, swelling and lack of motion, but now on 3 weeks I'm starting to feel better and getting some range back. I'm only at 75 bend, but straight is perfect. Each week I gain about 10 degrees more. Swelling is still there but it's going down a tiny but each day. Hopefully I'm at 85 to 90 next week.
@michaelmalley7084
I had this surgery done 11 months ago on my left knee. Note @ the 1 minute mark of the video where the surgeon drills guide holes. My surgeon drilled right through my femur out through the other side. I was incapacitated an extra month due to that surgical faux pas ...
@angelamartin6295
i just had this done ,my whole leg ached as i watched wow, more than it does! now i have to get my other knee done in two months!
@davidkellymitchell4747
The size of that drill bit wrapped it up for me. My knees don't hurt as bad as I thought. Lol!
@paulak929
Great video!
@ninfabatchelor4943
Thanks for your information 👍
@mystique0417
It seems like he's about as relaxed as if he were doing a brake job in his garage.
@brygidaszadkowska5609
I had my knee replacement operation 7 weeks ago ,I am recovering well You need to do knee exercises after ,it's very important
@Nupish_AF
How does the ACL stay in place during the knee replacement? It seems like it’s not there after the replacement.
@6morrissey3