[CMCEmail] Knee Surgery Research

[CMCEmail@Californiamountaineer.com]

Hi Jan,

Thanks for the information, that is all very helpful!

While I am doing the research, I am not the potential patient.

Hope all is well,
Dennis


On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 9:14 PM, CMCEmail at Californiamountaineer.com <
cmcemail at californiamountaineer.com> wrote:

> Hi Dennis,
>
> I understand your reluctance to have your knee replaced. With the newer
> techniques, you can still climb mountains with artificial knees, but the
> range of motion would probably interfere with serious rock climbing. I
> found a surgeon who replaces knees with a computer controlled robotic arm.
> His name is Jaime Hernandez
> <https://www.scoi.com/our-experts/jaime-d-hernandez-md?scoi=omg>. The
> alignment is really excellent.
>
> I had both knees replaced (one at a time). Each time, I was walking the
> next day and the pain wasn’t that bad. After the surgery, I did some class
> II climbs and think I could do still do class III. Most years, I do lots of
> backpacking, downhill and telemark skiing (never was a great telemarker,
> but I get to huts OK). I have done some 20 mile day hikes including down
> and back up in remote parts of the Grand Canyon. Not ideal, but OK for a 67
> year old woman. What I really miss is running.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Jan Rayman
>
> On Oct 31, 2017, at 1:53 PM, CMCEmail at Californiamountaineer.com
> <CMCEmail at californiamountaineer.com> <cmcemail at californiamountaineer.com>
> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any information regarding stem cell replacement procedure
> in the knee?
>
> Trying to gather some first/second hand information.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis W.
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