New Knees without the surgery. I have had knee pain for years and tried different treatments to manage it. My job as an EMT doesn't help either. I was considering knee replacement as my doctor said it would be the next step, but I really didn’t want to go that route. Not long ago I transported a patient that made my decision for me. She was leaving rehab and going back home after an above knee amputation, and I asked if diabetes caused it because that’s what I normally see with amputations. I di