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Message: <blockquote data-quote="richg99" data-source="post: 442937" data-attributes="member: 4376">Thank you.Surgery was an outstanding success. If any of you need to have a new knee, try to find a doctor who does the "Quad sparing technique". 3 days after the surgery, I was able to discard the walker. 7 days later, I was able to throw the cane away.    21 days after surgery, I was fully discharged by my doctor...with the exception of completing the 6 weeks of physical therapy.My pain was far less than anyone else who I spoke to who did the..  "slice the quadriceps down the middle".... style of knee replacement procedure. This was the second knee by the same doctor..Rick Nixon (yes, that is correct).Dr. Nixon was the Orthopaedic doctor for many of the original Houston Oilers.There are other doctors around the country who use this procedure. I suggest you seek them out and talk to them before committing to the older procedure.Thanks for asking.</blockquote>