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Air Gun Home Forum Index » The BS Topic » Knee Replacement Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic    Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:05 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA AirGunEric wrote: Let's hope the new knee is the right size, or Bob may end up walking in circles! -j/k Good Luck Bob. I was just wondering if they'll make sure it bends the right way? lol _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:56 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA Before ya know it... Bob will have a whole new swing... _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:06 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6929 Location: "Out There" Whaaat? Bob's a swinger? That's probably too much information... _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:36 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA You ain't got a thing if you ain't got that swing! _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:15 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC Surgery went well, and I was released on the 3rd day after.... recuperation is slow and painful.... but when you consider just a week ago I was on the operating table I can't complain.... It will be a while before I do any more work in the shop though.... Thanks to all for your thoughts.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:22 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA WELCOME BACK BOB! Pretty soon you will be back to.... Hope they gave ya plenty of Happy Pills.... _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:52 pm Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND Hey Bob did they just fit the standard parts or did you make custom bits to increase the performance. Welcome back Al _________________   Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:52 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Welcome back Bob! Hope you'll be up and running again in no-time. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:18 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC Quote: Hey Bob did they just fit the standard parts or did you make custom bits to increase the performance. Funny you should ask.... Knees have undergone a lot of changes over the years.... The original metal parts were Titanium (earlier might have been Stainless) and were glued into the reshaped bone ends and had a fixed plastic "cartilege".... They later made that replacable, and made the upper metal part from a porous Tantalum that was full of voids that the bone would actually grow into and make it solid..... The lower part was available in two versions, the "glue-in" Titanium version with replaceable plastic or a "grow-in" Tantalum version which had a permanent plastic part.... neither an ideal situation if it ever wore out and had to be replaced down the road.... For over two years, my Surgeon has been waiting for the "new, improved" version.... both upper and lower made of porous Tantalum but with a removable plastic part.... He was REALLY hoping he would have it for me, as at my age (61) there is a better than even chance I will live long enough to wear out the plastic.... At my weight (~300 lbs) the tantalum is much preferred as the bone-to-metal joint is much stronger once the bone integrates.... I talked to him just before the surgery, and it turns out that my knee is the third one he has replaced with the latest, greatest parts.... and as a bonus, the plastic is supposed to have 10 times the wear strength.... Anyway, for the first time since my original knee injury over 40 years ago.... it appears I have finally caught up with technology.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:58 pm midnightsniper Member Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Posts: 60 Location: Upstate,SC,USA Robo Bob. _________________ Received my new Crosman 1377 from Crosman.   Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:42 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA "Bob the Iron Man Air Gunner" _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:17 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC Got the staples out today.... the Doc is very pleased as I have already achieved (in 12 days) 90 degrees of flexion which is expected at 3 months.... Guess it pays to be stubborn and grit your teeth.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:48 pm Lipoly Veteran Member Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 241 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Thats amazing...family member of mine still doesn't have 90 deg from the surgery from 2yrs ago. _________________ Philip RWS 350 .22 w/Leapers 4-16x50 Crossman 1377   Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:25 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC It's painful, and the 90* is only when basically forced and held.... but I'm over 80* just bending it normally already.... VERY pleased.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:23 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it....... 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