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Have Discomfort In Knee And Legs
i had a tkr a year and a half ago and have had pain from the very begining , im 50 years old not over weight but had it done due to severe degenerative arthritis.. waliking is not to bad but trying to get up after sitting his hell, it pops clicks, has stayed warm since the surgery, and always swollen...this whole point of the surgery was to get rid of the constant pain.. i just basically traded one for another...my dr keeps telling me it takes time,..i had a biomet implant...i need to find a dr who would be willing to look at this but i keep being told most doctors wont take someone elses mistakes. so am i going to have to live in pain for the rest of my life
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
Hello,
I have studied your case.
You need bone scan to see increase uptake near knee implant.
This uptake increased due to loosening of implant or infection around implant.
This can be differentiated by investigate like CRP, CBC, ESR.
PCR culture is very useful if infection is suspected to find culprit organism.
PET SCAN will also give more details.
If infection/loosening is confirmed debridement/ revision operation is required.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
I have studied your case.
You need bone scan to see increase uptake near knee implant.
This uptake increased due to loosening of implant or infection around implant.
This can be differentiated by investigate like CRP, CBC, ESR.
PCR culture is very useful if infection is suspected to find culprit organism.
PET SCAN will also give more details.
If infection/loosening is confirmed debridement/ revision operation is required.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
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