I need my knee joint replaced. My surgeon says there are no differences to doing my knee from anyone else but I have had p.a for 25 years and I am sure there are differences. He says the two occasions whe ligaments snapped were common for people of my age.
Where do I go for a surgeon who accepts it is a different problem
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I think the surgeon could well be right in terms of the mechanics of the operation. The difference is in the way the pre-operative and post-operative treatment is managed. If you are on immunosuppressant drugs for your psoriatic arthritis then this will need to be managed. Have you discussed this with your rheumatologist.
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