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What are the disadvantages of a Simultaneous Total Knee Replacement?

April 26, 2017disadvantages knee replacement simultaneous total

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What are the disadvantages of a Simultaneous Total Knee Replacement?

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A. The disadvantages of having a simultaneous procedure include a probable risk increase in cardiovascular & renal complications and a higher possibility of requiring banked blood after surgery. This procedure is not available to every patient with arthritis in both knees, because it implies a high stress for the cardiovascular system. Only patients with good cardiovascular, renal parameters are good are accepted. The initial rehabilitation is slightly more difficult as you literally have “no good leg to stand on”.