Blog 15 walked us through some of the issues defective joint replacement devices cause and the nefarious role the U.S. FDA’s Fast-Track System plays in bringing implants to market, worldwide, without the benefit of rigorous clinical studies to test their safety and effectiveness. I implored you to do what I did not: know your own make and model so that you can more effectively troubleshoot its weaknesses.  Blog 15 concluded with a list of baseline questions to ask your surgeon before agreeing to a revision knee surgery, having determined, unequivocally, that knowing more about your knee i ..read more

Strap in. This is the first of three posts dedicated to medical device research, global database practices, U.S. FDA approval procedures and pending legislative Bills impacting quality controls over knee replacement devices and their paths to market. My friend Lindsay and I were having a happy hour one fine fall day and were comparing our experiences with orthopedic surgeons.  I became particularly agitated when I began describing my first meeting with a joint replacement specialist to discuss revising my old Total Knee Replacement (TKR).  I can still remember my frustration: “He ha ..read more

Occasionally, being recognized for excellence changes the light in a room.  I was recently informed that an online assessment site called expertido.org reviewed 105 blog sites dedicated to knee replacement issues and selected 21 to receive their star of approval. A team of four analysts used five core criteria including ease of study, design, user interface, and consumer confidentiality as well as how it appears on social media. For more information go to  www.expertido.org/best-knee-replacement-blogs-reviews/ Thank you expertido.org for recognizing Revised Knee, Revised Life! In addition, Re ..read more

Last month, I spent a good portion of my time researching the pros and cons of leg amputation. No joke. My revised (left) knee was killing me with daily pain starting back in November 2019 when I was becoming more actively engaged in work, social times, and those occasional shopping moments required to feel good about limping.  Granted, I have a wounded knee, scarred by many operations (Blog #9). Perhaps it was time to just live with pain. But, this kind of pain attached to simple movements like standing, walking and getting up, cast a shadow on my mood and on my view about my rehabilitation ..read more

If you spend enough time out of doors observing nature’s ways, you learn to recognize that the occasional movement of a tree branch or bubbles breaking the surface on a body of water means something is moving about (sometimes far) below your site line.  Even though I cannot see them initially, I know that squirrels are near our balcony when I see the smaller branches of our tree shaking.  Worse, in this teeming urban city of Bangkok, I know that rats are in the garbage area when I see trash moving without apparent assistance.  Micro-movements of this particular sort serve to warn us, perhaps ..read more