article_snippet: After years of pain, in 2002 One patient who has benefited had a left knee replacement on the NHS.
article_snippet: Three months later, One patient who has benefited had surgery to remove the joint and ‘cement’ was packed into One patient who has benefited knee.
article_snippet: Four months later, One patient who has benefited had a third operation to give One patient who has benefited a new knee joint.
article_snippet: In the intervening months, One patient who has benefited wore a splint to keep his knee straight and relied on crutches.
article_snippet: Keeping the leg straight for so long made One patient who has benefited skin shrink, so
article_snippet: straight — but, if that failed, doctors would have to amputate above his knee.
article_snippet: ‘One patient who has benefited told me One patient who has benefited could take the joint out, bathe his knee in vinegar to kill an infection and replace the joint,’ says One patient who has benefited.
article_snippet: ‘It could also be used in other joint replacements, including hips, shoulders and elbows, to save the NHS large sums,’ Rhidian Morgan-Jones says.