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My patient this week for clinic is in for surgery on her knee. I'm drawing a blank on something. Her surgery is Replace broken poly L knee. What does poly stand for? I know it's a material of some sort from when she had her knee replaced. I feel like an idiot not remembering the name of it but I'm drawing a blank. TIA

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I think it refers to the material the prosthesis is made of, polyethyline. I remember when he was preparing for his joint replacement, my Dad researching all of this via The Google :lol2:

http://www.biomet.com/patients/knee_replacement.cfm

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thank you so very very much!!!

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thank you so very very much!!!

Thank Dad.

He's got Mad Skillz.

:lol2:

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
My patient this week for clinic is in for surgery on her knee. I'm drawing a blank on something. Her surgery is Replace broken poly L knee. What does poly stand for? I know it's a material of some sort from when she had her knee replaced. I feel like an idiot not remembering the name of it but I'm drawing a blank. TIA

It's the tibial insert, the white piece in this picture (labeled as 'fixed bearing' here) that fits between the metal components in a knee replacement:

knee_pfcsigma_components02.jpg

Poly refers to polyethylene

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, Emergency, SAFE.
It's the tibial insert, the white piece in this picture (labeled as 'fixed bearing' here) that fits between the metal components in a knee replacement:

knee_pfcsigma_components02.jpg

Poly refers to polyethylene

Wow! Awesome picture Marie...

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
Wow! Awesome picture Marie...

It came from a website about joint replacement.

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