The Oxford knee works. I was operated on May 4. Half knee inside. If it doesn't work it has to do with your surgeon or your body. Watch your weight, get fit, ride a push-bike before surgery. I have just started playing tennis again yesterday. Nothing hurt but I am so unfit. 21 July 2012
I'm a 51 yrs old women who had uncompartment done 3 yrs ago stil with pain and stiffness but the doctor are saying everthing is ok i also can run or play tennis can't walk one block I went to see another doctor who said that replancement don't work for everybody and i will be in pain forever and he would give me another knee replacement
I am dismayed with the many negative posts about the Oxford joint. I want to add my comments. I had Oxfords in both knees at the same time 6+ years ago. I am now a 75 year old male who does 30 minutes on a treadmill six days a week and plays golf with no pain. Last month I had a checkup with my surgeon. The result was that both knees still look very good - little wear and no degradation of bone. Most of the time I am not aware that I have partial joint replacements. However, my surgeon confessed that he is no longer recommending the Oxford joint. He stated that a small percentage of patients have to return in a few years to have the partial replaced with a full joint because their arthritis moved to the inside portion of the knee. He was not willing apparently to have even a small number of patients suffer another procedure so soon. It is a shame that this can happen because the Oxford procedure allows an easier recovery and excellent results for most patients.
CORRECTION TO MY 1/7/13 POST. " arthritis moved to the inside portion of the knee" should have read " to the outside of the knee". Sorry for the error.
Even people with great Take Back My Life attitude have unasked for and unforeseen consequences that hinder their recovery...a little compassion now or a lot of Karma later
I had both of my knees done at the same time.I was relatively young at age 55 but I was in extreme pain. I am know 71 and the outer compartment of my natural side has finally give in and I am on bone to bone. My Oxford knee is still good after 15 years , I have good movement and have had no complications. You will not be the same as before but the positive side far out-ways the negatives. My only concern now is having to have them taken out and replaced with total knee joints which I assume is a rarer procedure.
i cant tell you how glad i was to hear someone going thru what im going thru. im sorry you are struggling ,like me,but i had a half knee and it is not settling over a year on.im a nurse and feel my life has stopped.i cant imagine when i will get back to work.had arthroscopy to remove scar tissue last week.it felt alot better but think i jumped the gun.if i walk too much it swells and i have to rest up with ice pack on knee for two days.
I had an Oxford partial on my left knee a year ago. At first, recovery was slow but steady. It took 7 weeks to walk with any stability at all. I can walk with stability now but, every step i can feel something moving. The pain changes almost everyday, but never goes away. A good day is maybe a 2 or 3 of a pain meter, a bad day ,8 or 9. The doctor said I can never run again and have a 75lbs. weight limit. Run? I can't even walk fast. If I sit too long, it gets VERY stiff. If I walk for over an hour, the pain gets very high, ninety minutes, unbearable. My doctors answer after my last checkup? Give it another YEAR and lets see how it is then! Before surgery, my knee was ruined, quite bad, but now? somedays worse. I am 54 and very active. I have been told to adjust my lifestyle. I wish doctors got paid by job performance and penalized for attitude!!!
I had one done in 2007 and it was a pretty tough recovery, 7 weeks to go back to work and 12 weeks to feel good about things. However, it has been excellent and only occasionally I get weird pains. Kneeling is not possible unless I use industrial knee pads, so its another thing to get out when working on cars and around the house. I can walk until I tire, so I am pleased with the results. I think that the physician you use is critical. I was lucky, had one of the best in Denver.
Person who is running marathons & has had a great outcome! As in all medical procedures, it really depends on the surgeon/doctor. Do your research!
I also had the Oxford partial and the following year more surgery because of the pain. Then was told my only answer was a total. I dont have money for more surgeries. Swelling, pain and above symptoms were similar to mine.
Have you been checked for any allergies to the components of the replacement? I am not familiar with the Oxford, however, I do know that many are made with nickel, cobalt, etc. Swelling indicates an inflammatory response. Has your doctor prescribed a round of prednisone? This may help rule in/out possible concerns. Good Luck!
I had an Oxford partial knee replacement 4 weeks ago and am so far delighted with it. Recovery has been very rapid. First day they made me use a zimmer, 2nd day it was onto crutches and by the end of the day sticks. When I came home the following day I found I didn't need either sticks or crutches (except for one evening 3 weeks after when there was suddenly a locking sort of pain which lasted a short while. There's been no recurrence.) I can walk up and down stairs with alternate legs. There is still pain, especially at night but it's bearable. I'm still taking pain killers but often forget during the day. Flexion was about 112 deg ten days post surgery. I can now get my foot back about 6 - 8 ins from my bottom but am afraid of pushing it in case the spacer pops out! I have knelt on it on a soft carpet and it seems OK. One of the people writing on this site mentioned the main nerve was cut during the operation. I haven't heard anything about this but my knee was slightly numb on unoperated side of the knee for a couple of weeks. It seems fine now. I had self-dissolving stitches and steritabs and the scar is very neat - almost invisible in places but reddens up after a bath. Walking feels mostly smooth and even and it doesn't feel as if there is an implant in there - the pain I do still get feels like a positive healing pain, nothing like the debilitating searing pain I used to get down the side of the shin bone before the op, which made me hobble. I think it must help greatly with the healing if your supporting muscles are strong and pre-op flexibility good, and diet healthy. I do yoga and, despite the pain, maintained flexibility before the op.
Another tip - I went into hospital with a battery of ' alternate' remedies. In fact they were so suspicious of my drawer contents they sent a pharmacist to investigate and record the vitamins, mineral and homeopathic remedies I had! I gave the recovery nurse two homeopathic tablets to put under my tongue as soon as I was conscious - phosphorous 30 to counteract the effects of anaesthetic (Once I'm round I'm fully awake and never need to sleep during the day afterwards) and Arnica 30 to aid healing and minimise bruising. I also used arnica cream around the site, as much as i could reach round the dressing, and also on the injection site after they'd injected the anticoagulant into my stomach. I had absolutely no bruising anywhere afterwards. One puzzling fact is that the two lots of Oralmorph they gave me in hospital didn't work at all - not in the slightest - and I am wondering if it was being blocked by the phosphorous - an interesting question for a homeopath?
Make sure you do your research beforehand to ascertain the surgeon has had a lot of relevant experience! To anyone considering this op, I'd say do your preparation beforehand and then 'go for it!'
Did they mention what you needed surgery for? I had lateral unicompartmental knee replacement last month, and went in for an xray yesterday. Looks like the DR mal aligned the prosthetic? Went from being knocked kneed to bull legged. I was doing great until last week after physical therapy. I could bend 120 degrees and no longer needed home health care. Now I can barely walk. I have an MRI scheduled for Monday but by the looks of the xray I think it caused the meniscus to tear. There is little to no space in the medial compartment. MRI done prior to surgery showed meniscus it tact. Has anyone heard of this happening?
Just what is "unispacer" and "ACL" ? Could you tell us please.
I am 78, and in super shape, I was a 5K runner, gave it up at 60 as the pounding was just too much on my miniscus. They wanted to give me a metal knee replacement 15 years ago. But they could not assure me in case it did not work how to get my own knees back;))
Due to age, I have no blood-flow to miniscus. I found in Holland and in new Zeland they do grow in tubes from your own gene new miniscus. I am just not ready to jump into something so new, yet.
What experiences others had in similar cases? I'd love to hear of some happy experiances. Too many complaints and 'replacement recalls". So am very sceptical.