I had to have the knee joint replaced again This one seems to really be doing a lot better as I am already able to "bear" full weight on it. I'll tell ya, man, this doctor seems to really be able to do wonders with repairing the Veteran's administration's goof-ups. I just wish he had been around 10 years ago. Just to be able to walk without the aid of a brace is a miracle. And everything else he thought was wrong, he fixed, too. It feels really great.