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July 20, 2021

Full Knee Replacement Surgery in New Albany, IN

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Patients who've been having ongoing knee arthritis and
mostly those who have tried conservative therapies and

are at the point where those just don't work for them
anymore are patients who really do benefit from total

knee joint replacement.

At Baptist Floyd, we do a lot of total joint
replacements at our facility.

The staff is experienced and well trained, you know,
from when somebody walks into the door to when they

walk out, they are receiving care
that is second to none.

With anybody, I want to treat them
like I want to be treated.

I like to explain all the options that are available to
my patients, and just let them know that we're a team,

and whether we're doing conservative therapy,
or talking surgery, I'm here to support them in any way

I can, and when it comes time to have a surgery,
I really have the easy job in all this.

The patient has the more difficult job in doing the
rehab and putting the time in to get the results that

we're wanting them to get.

With people undergoing total joint replacement,
the goal is to get you back doing normal daily

activities and things you enjoy doing.

We really want to restore you into living your life,
and if we can't do that with conservative therapies,

then that's what I tell my patients, you need to have
that honest conversation with yourself

and consider having a total knee replacement,
with the end goal being getting back to living life.

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Baptist Health Floyd: Full Knee Replacement Surgery

Patients with ongoing knee arthritis might benefit from a full knee replacement. Learn more about total knee replacement surgery with Baptist Health.

Full Knee Replacement Surgery in New Albany, IN HealthTalks Transcript

Thomas Schlierf, MD, Orthopedic Surgery:
Patients who’ve been having ongoing knee arthritis, and those who have tried conservative therapies and are at the point where those just don’t work for them anymore, are patients who really do benefit from total knee joint replacement. At Baptist [Health] Floyd, we do a lot of total joint replacements at our facility. The staff is experienced and well-trained. From when somebody walks in the door to when they walk out, they are receiving care that is second to none. 

With anybody, I want to treat them like I’d want to be treated. I like to explain all the options available to my patients and let them know that we’re a team. Whether we’re doing conservative therapy or we’re talking surgery, I’m here to support them in any way I can. When it comes time to have a surgery, I really have the easy job in all this. The patient has the more difficult job of doing the rehab and putting the time in to get the results we’re wanting to get.

With people undergoing total joint replacement, the goal is to get you back to doing normal daily activities and things you enjoy doing. We really want to restore you to living your life. If we can’t do that with conservative therapies, that’s when I tell my patients you need to have an honest conversation with yourself and consider having a total knee replacement, with the end goal being getting back to living your life.

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