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Is Surgery Required For Broken Knee Cap?
I fell on ice yesterday and BROKE the patella..knee cap...I can actually see the separation on my knee...xray shows same results. I am 76 years old and already have a partial replacement in that knee. Is surgery required? Right now the leg is immobilized until I see the doctor on Thursday.
Fri, 23 Dec 2016
In my opinion yes surgery is a must , i sorry for the bad news but there is no other choice
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