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Age 77. atrial fibrillation on warfarin etc. 2 hip replacements. walking badly with arthritic knee. ? continue or knee replacement.
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Knee arthritis: The real issues that makes you have surgery is how limited are you and how painful is it. If the answers are "significant" then surgery is done to offer a better quality of life.
Answered 5/9/2014
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