Is there a surgeon in Chattanooga performing minimally invasive total knee replacement?

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1. kla222000

   January 26th, 2009 at 9:22 am

   All I know to tell you is check with Erlanger. They have a very good orthopedic center. But since your near Birmangham you can check with Healthsouth. They are traditionally one of the best if not the best ortho center in this country.
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   I was an EMT in north Alabama and in B'ham for several years.

2. cliffrdavis

   January 26th, 2009 at 10:00 am

   There is no such thing as minimally invasive total knee replacement. You have to cut the end of the femur and proximal tibia out and replace them with metal, and the back of the patella has to be cut away and replaced. This requires a large incision. A good surgeon will cut less and peform the surgery faster with better placement of the components, but the size of the incision is the least of concerns, or should be.
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3. globalmedops

   January 26th, 2009 at 10:44 am

   …actually here's a video of a "minimally invasive total knee replacement surgery" at the Brigham.

   http://www.or-live.com/BrighamandWomens/1193/
   click on the link..

   Not sure if there's anywhere in Chattanooga, but maybe you should check with Vanderbilt or Univ. of Tenn.
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