-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-


 WC> Surgically repaired the knee gave me no difficulty for some
 WC> 25 years but wear and tear from working heavy labor on
 WC> concrete floors and age took a toll so now it's giving me
 WC> some grief again.

 CA> Having a badly damaged knee myself I pay attention when new
 CA> developments or documentaries about such things comes my way.

 CA> I am told that the glue holding the artificial knee joint into
 CA> the bone will let go after some years and needs to be re-glued
 CA> depending how active a person is.

Yup, watched some medical documentaries.
Favorite part is after drilling when they hammer the three
flanged spike into the bone.

 CA> The newer knee joints allow you to turn your foot inward and
 CA> outward relieving some stresses on the glue and giving greater
 CA> flexibility of movement in general. Sort of a ball and socket
 CA> type joint rather than the older 'hinge' type.

That's the type I saw installed.

 CA> My now deceased father-in-law had two, one in each knee, and
 CA> said he wished he had had them installed decades earlier (no
 CA> pain after healing).

My knee's are unfortunately the least of my worries.
Missing 2 1/2 inches of my lumber spine has somewhat more
serious ramifications.
 
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