I think that's why doctors recommended my grand mother to only have a knee replacement with local anaesthetic. It was interesting hearing her talk about her experience of the operation...
It would be useful to hear about her experiences, especially regarding the "drawbacks". The side effects of general anesthetic in the elderly seem to be troublesome.
I remember she said she was able to feel the doctors chopping up her knee but she felt no pain. Also there was a curtain so she didn't have line of sight to the operation.
