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Rhumatoid arthritis planning for knee su
My mother is suffering from rhumatoid arthritis from 27 years,she fell down from bed in Feb and from then she was felling very trouble to walk.Now we are planning knee surgery for her,she also had osteoporosis.Is it ok that we can go for knee surgery?We are worried and if the surgery goes wrong she will be bedridden.And also doc mentioned even though if we don't go through surgery she will be bedridden.Like how much chances are there for her knee surgery success?Doc is family doc and my MIL took the same surgery and success Please doc pour some suggestions.Thanks in advance
Knee replacements in RA are extremely successful. More than 80% of patients will have a satisfactory result for 12-15 years. In certain conditions this surgery may not be performed. This includes
medical diseases and
poor health that makes withstanding the surgery difficult .
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