Originally Posted by amandasgramma
If she has knee pain, she should be seeing specialist (maybe an orthopedist) in that field. I find it hard to understand how a rhematologist can make that call. If they do say she should have the surgery, my step-father had knee replacement about 10 yrs ago and you would never know he ever had anything wrong.
A rhematatologist usually works with a patient first to see if there is any other remedy before surgery.