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You know it's no secret that good knees
are an essential part of a healthy and active lifestyle
there's nothing more debilitating then knee pain
whether it's the result of aging or an injury but the good news
is you do not need to let it slow you down joining me from
Oxford University in the UK is orthopedic surgeon Mr.
Christopher Dodd who specializes in partial knee replacement
surgery and with me in the studio is Beth Winnebald who had
two partial knee replacement surgeries a few years ago.
Good morning Beth.
Good morning Olga.
Beth let me start with you, let's talk about life before
your knee replacement surgery.
Well you know I started when I was in my 40s.
The pain?
The pain and that's that's the time when you
should be feeling good and active and I could not be active
to the point where it kept me from participating in family
vacations or traveling with my husband.
Frustrating.
Frustrating, I would even started having pain when I slept
in my keens.
Oh my goodness.
So I'm trying to sleep and it wakes
you up or you can't go to sleep because the pain is agonizing so
it's a very difficult thing.
Good morning Mr. Dodd thank you so much for joining us this
morning.
It's very good to be here Olga.
People like Beth and so many people out there who
suffer from this knee pain what causes this?
When the lining of the joint between the fiber of
the femur and the tibia the leg bone begins to wear out then a
bone articulates on bone and that is very very painful now
initially the pain occurs only after a lot of activity but as
the arthritis progresses the pain can be increasing and will
limit one's ability to get in and out of the chair to go up
and down stairs eventually it may affect the patient at night
increasing evidence suggests that genetics plays a big part
in arthritis, previous trauma and certainly being overweight
are major causative factors, if you have a bit of malialignment,
such as a knocked knee or a bowlegged then that may cause
arthritis.
And Mr. Dodd let's talk about the difference
between a partial and total knee replacement how do you know
whether or not you need to have the surgery?
Let's say an apple represents the knee joint in a
total knee the entire surface is removed whereas with a partial
knee about 75% of the services are retained this allows for a
much quicker recovery and much more normal feeling knee.
Studies have shown that patients walk for longer and get back to
high levels of activity and sports after a partial compared
to a total but ultimately you should ask your doctor about
whether you're suitable and you should discuss the issues
involved with him.
And Beth you discussed this with your doctor
as my father did too.
Yes I did he examined me, he x-rayed me,
and he said you are a candidate for the Oxford partial knee and
we decided that was the best thing to do.
And how was the surgery?
The recovery?
The surgery was simple.
Really?
It truly was the doctor made it so
easy and then coming out of surgery I was free of pain I
stayed in one night in the hospital they had me up and
walking within hours and within a couple days I was walking
without any aid so it was a very very easy thing for me to do a
particularly considering all the pain I had been in.
Which is great to know because a lot of
people are fearful of having the surgery thinking that the
recovery and it's a lot easier than one thing.
Mr. Dodd let's talk also about when it's time
to undergo surgery and what happens and what are the effects
of waiting too long?
This should be discussed with your physician
before coming to a decision but primarily increasing pain begins
to limit your sleep, your ability to walk around, and
which limits your daily activities, that's the time to
consider surgical intervention.
The most predictable outcome of surgery is pain relief thereby
aligning for happy patients.
And speaking of quality-of-life
Beth?
It really is a new beginning for my life I've been
able to travel.
You're doing the things!
I'm going to the beach and I'm doing things and I have
time with my family and I can stand in the kitchen and cook
with my family, life changing for me.
What about the pain?
No more?
The pain is gone and it is gone I am I'm just feel like a
normal person now.
So for anyone out there who maybe is
going through what you went through you would
tell them to?
I would say do it and I'm thankful for the good
doctors who have faithfully worked and with others to to
make sure that we have something like this that people can go to
and turn to.
Fabulous news, thank you so much for your time.
Thank you Olga.
And for telling us your story and thank you and
thank you Mr.for all the great information truly appreciate
your time.
Thanks for having me Olga.
To find out more about the Oxford partial knee from Zimmer
biomet go to Oxford knee dot com or you can always to go our
website and that's the balancing act dot com.
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Sometimes less is more especially when it comes to knee
surgery say this
apple represents your knee with total knee replacement the
entire surface has to be removed but with the Oxford partial knee
by Zimmer Biomet you keep up to 75% of your healthy knee for
more rapid recovery with less pain more natural motion and a
lifetime implant replacement warranty studys show that Oxford
patients are more than twice as likely to be satisfied with
their ability to perform daily activities compared to total
knee patients not all patients are candidates for a partial
knee replacement risks include but are not limited to
loosening, dislocation, fracture, wear and infection,
any of which can require additional surgery.
Only your surgeon can tell if the surgery
is right for you.
Why get a total knee if all you need is a
partial.
The Oxford partial knee for a surgeon in your area go to
Oxford knee dot com.