Hello knee info seekers.  I have been doing total knees for 26 years in private practice. I have noticed an increase in young patients requesting their knees be done sooner than ever before. I told a 36 year old working man last week to wait until he was 40.  He was disappointed.  Many young patients are reasonable candidates for surgery, but each has to be evaluated individually.  Unfortunately total knees DO NOT last forever, and it will have to be redone eventually in a younger patient.  Our “now” generation is not very patient – people want to feel better “now”. There will be many more people with health insurance – because it is a law that you get it!  Some will have big deductible policies that will still be a roadblock to getting knee surgery they need. However many others will get coverage thru the new insurance exchanges, which can not exclude you for a pre-existing condition. I think there are a LOT of people out there that need total knees, but have not had the insurance to pay for it. We shall see if it leads to an “epidemic” of total knee surgery. I hope patients will take the time to see someone who is very good at this surgery, because it is complicated and you need years of experience to get it right over and over. Dr. Kozinn has done over 5,000 tota l knee replacement surgeries – experience counts in this field!   Brian Williams from NBC News is having a Total Knee soon.  Watch his video from NBC Nightly News on Total Knees.  see our sister website at www.scottsdalejointcenter.com

TotalKnee and Total Knee Replacement Surgery are becoming much more common.

Dr. Stuart Kozinn in the operating room at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn.

This website is dedicated to all things totalknee and all about “Knee Replacement”.  Many of our posts will provide information from or about our patients with their permission. I will be posting useful information for my own patients that are looking forward to knee replacement surgery. I will list and answer the most frequent questions that I hear from most patients.  (Like- How much does it hurt?, and When can I get back to work?) Most people are happy to share their own experiences with other prospective TotalKnee patients. Please click on the link to our total knee facebook page also, as it is easier for me to post much of the “testimonials” and happy results on that venue.   I hope this site will become your ultimate resource for total knee replacement  information.   {Stuart C. Kozinn MD is an ABOS  board certified Joint Replacement surgeon practicing in Scottsdale Arizona for over 25 years.  Dr. Kozinn presently does over 300 total knees a year, and he has been doing them for over 27 years!  (BTW: That’s over 8,000 total knees – Experience really does count when it comes to total knee surgery!)  This site reflects Dr. Kozinn’s knowledge and personal opinions about Knee Replacement surgery.   Dr. Kozinnn is presently sharing a  practice with his associate, Dr. Gregory Evangelista MD.  Both doctors are Fellowship trained and have been noted as “Best Docs” in Phoenix Magazine for Orthopedic surgery- again in 2013!.  Dr. Kozinn is also noted as a Best Doctor in the USA by the prestigious US News and World Report Magazine. (  See link to US News ). } Please visit our “other main practice website” at www.ScottsdaleJointCenter.com for more information about our practice of orthopedic surgery, other procedures we do,  and a variety other interesting topics, including the new and truly amazing Direct Anterior Total Hip Replacement surgery. Link to testimonials on www.facebook.com/totalkneereplacement