Knee replacement can be the right choice after all other options have been exhausted!

So our options for end stage osteoarthritis are fairly limited as far as operations are concerned, particularly with the knee. If you come into the office with a knee that's bone on bone, then your operative intervention is limited to knee replacement. This can be a great procedure. As mentioned in the comments, it can get rid of your chronic pain, but it can take a really long time to get over knee replacement. For instance, I tell patients that most people are over being mad at me by about the six week mark, but it can take two to five years for a knee replacement to get as good as it's going to get. Our regenerative therapies like Bone Marrow Aspirate or PRP can get you back to living your life and doing your activities much faster with very little downtime. Now there's always the possibility that you might have to have something in the future, but in some cases we can buy patients years without having to do a major or risky surgical procedure. So yes, knee replacement is a good option if you've exhausted all of your other measures, but should never be the first option.