It is one of the most common questions Dr. Schultz hears in the office: my knee is bad, but shouldn’t I hold out a few more years until the technology gets better? It is a reasonable instinct. Nobody wants to get the old version of anything.

In this episode Dr. Schultz gives the answer he gives his own patients. He separates what is genuinely on the horizon from what is marketing, explains why the implants and techniques used today already have decades of track record behind them, and talks honestly about what waiting actually costs you: the years you spend in pain, the muscle and conditioning you lose, and the other health problems that can accumulate while you hold out for a version that may never arrive on your timeline.