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What would experts say about age of the oldest recipient of a full knee replacement?
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Non published: Would easily be 90's though.
Answered 4/6/2013
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Likely 90's: I have performed knee replacements on several patients in their early 90's ( oldest was 92) . What is common among these patients is that they were physiologically young and the goal of surgery was to relieve pain and maintain functional independence.
Answered 3/16/2017
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