Back to Skiing on a Total Knee Replacement - 11 months post-op

At The Stone Clinic's #RoboticJointCenter, we specialize in performing technologically advanced, athletic knee replacements that permit our patients to return to full activity including skiing.
We have patients now running triathlons and (ultra)marathons, climbing mountains, and skiing a hundred days a year on the replaced parts inside their knees. Taking advantage of the groundbreaking innovations in robotic surgery, a passionate, lifelong skier like Steve is able to extend his skiing years and maintain a quality of life well into his 60s (and beyond) with his total knee replacement.
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To find out if we can help you return to skiing, you may call The Stone Clinic at 📞 [phone] for an appointment. If you live outside the San Francisco Bay Area, you may arrange a complimentary virtual consultation 💻 at: www.stoneclinic.com/consult. You may learn more about our robotic knee replacement program here www.stoneclinic.com/robotic-joint-center

[@jondstewart]

I’m glad to hear this. I had a total knee replacement on my right knee last March and fixing to have the left one done in early October. The right knee is still stiff, warm to the touch, a little swollen, and gimpy in the thigh, but it’s better than the left knee. I just hope that by next February, which is the peak for ski season at Alyeska, I can go back to doing it even though I’ll be only 4 months out. I never skied until 2009 when I was 40 years old and to this day have only done groomed runs 90% of the time and never a double black. I should be okay, right? Before my surgery, I’d suffered bad knee pain for the past 4-5 years. Totally bone on bone in the medial part the past 3 years. Walking to the ski lift was excruciating, but once I skied, I didn’t notice it. I just hope with these replacements if I have an accident, I don’t find metal parts sticking out of my knee and messed it up and unable to walk.

[@stoneclinic]

Hi there, Jon. Since you are not our patient, we can't clear you for skiing. You'll need to talk to your rehab team or orthopaedist to advise if you can safely get back to skiing. Definitely want to avoid reinjury since you've already completed one surgery. So we're sure you have no desire for another.

[@dross24MA]

How about returning to ski patrolling (paid/full time) - for the long term, which is recommended, full or partial?

[@stoneclinic]

Hi there! We don't recommend replacement procedures by the type of activity our patients will perform. Instead, Dr. Stone recommends procedures based on the injury you have and the damage to your knee joint. We opt for those minimally invasive procedure that fully corrects the injury and allows our patients to get back to full activity. You can learn more about the differences between the procedures at www.stoneclinic.com/robotic-joint-center

[@todaysnarrative879]

Anyone out there skiing on double knee replacements?

[@stoneclinic]

Our patient Brian has extended his skiing years into his 70s by skiing on two partial knee replacements. You can check out his story here www.stoneclinic.com/story/how-ski-forever

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You can also check out any of our others skiiers' recoveries here www.stoneclinic.com/patient-stories/favorite-sports/skiing

[@jondstewart]

@@stoneclinicno partial knee replacements for me; I’m too far gone. The lateral part has cartilage on the unreplaced knee, but the kneecap is worn and entire knee riddled with bone spurs. I just hope I can go back to skiing February of next year. Right knee is 5 months out and left knee to be replaced October 4. Whatever the outcome is, I’m sick and tired of walking becoming a chore, limping all the time, and want it to end! At worst, maybe I can ski the green runs that are for babies and work my way to hard blues that are groomed.