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Can both the knee be operated together. My Mother has Joint Pain so we are planing for surgery. All reports are normal. No heart disease, no diabetics, no BP.
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Your mother is overweight Get a second opinion before deciding for surgery since in obesity results may not be as good as expected .Try other methods of therapy like physiotherapy intra articular injections of PRP orVisco supplements etc Surgery can be done with few weeks interval between the two.
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Yes this type of surgery is known as a simultaneous bilateral knee replacement.
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