Partial Knee Replacement

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Partial Knee Replacement:

PARTIAL KNEE REPLACEMENTS | THE MOTO PARTIAL KNEE SYSTEM

One of our proudest achievements is our own Dr. Molli being one of the four creators of the medial unicompartmental replacement known as the “Moto Partial Knee System”. This anatomic and compartment-specific piece is capable of fitting 10 different femur sizes and 8 different tibia sizes with 6 poly thickness options to boot. Our dedication to superior orthopedic care goes beyond simply performing the surgeries, rather making sure that each component is a perfect fit for our patients.

During this procedure, our surgeons only replace one compartment of the patient’s knee, allowing their recovered limb to feel more “natural” and similar to their pre-operative knee than a total knee arthroplasty would leave them. As a less invasive procedure, partial knee replacements naturally run into fewer complications than TKAs, including less stiffness and less risk of infection and blood clots. This operation offers quicker functional recovery than a total knee replacement, partially due to the fact that a partial knee replacement allows us to preserve all four ligaments within the knee. Should you require a total knee arthroplasty down the road, which is very rare, our partial knee replacements can be easily converted to a total knee.

Patient Guide

In addition to the information below, please reference your Swift Surgeries Patient Handbook for extended information regarding pre-operative care, day of surgery care, and post-operative care.

Swift Surgeries and Edgewood Surgical Hospital are dedicated to keeping your medical information confidential. All consents will be obtained with your written authorization. Our privacy policies will be shared both in the office setting as well as during your hospital admission.

Some medications will need to be stopped or adjusted prior to surgery, which will be discussed at this appointment. These may include blood pressure medications, diabetic medications, and blood thinners. Blood thinning medications may include Coumadin, Lovenox, Pradaxa, Plavix, Xarelto, and NSAIDs (i.e. ibuprofen, Aleve, Motrin).

Immunosuppressant medications (i.e. methotrexate) will also need to be stopped prior to the surgery and we will notify you of when you should stop these as the time periods differ depending upon the medication. These will be resumed approximately six weeks after surgery. Please discuss any blood thinning medications and/or immunosuppressants with the Whole Health team, as well as with the Internal Medicine specialist that will be doing your pre-operative clearance.

You will be transferred to the PACU after your surgery. The PACU nurses will help to take care of you during this phase of your recovery, which often lasts for several hours. They will help to keep you comfortable along with any other needs you may have at this point. Your family will not be allowed back into the PACU, but will rejoin you once you have been transferred to your private hospital room.

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