I had an unstable knee for a few years so I decided to see an orthopedic surgeon. He said I had a partial tear in the meniscus and he operated on me in November 2020. My symptoms didn't improve and an additional MRI showed that the real problem was that my kneecap was sitting in a very shallow groove. In June of 2021 I had a patella realignment surgery which for some reason didn't stabilize my knee. I was told that eventually I will need a knee replacement, so I had a TKR done in January of 2022. The first 3 months following the surgery I was able to walk without assistance, but with a limp and still was unable to put full weight on my leg. My condition got worse but the imaging didn't show any abnormalities and everything looked correct. My fourth surgery, in August 2022, replaced all the components including putting in a mobile bearing device instead of a fixed bearing device for the components in the tibia. 6 months later, I am walking with 2 canes and I am unable to put full weight on my leg and each step goes into a limp. I can't take a continues step with a smooth glide. I know I had a lot of surgeries in a short period of time, but I think there should more improvements by now. I also had knock knees before, which was corrected when I received the knee replacement. I am very concerned that I might have a problem that can't be diagnosed with MRI's or X-rays. I am reaching out to see if anyone else might have gone through similar to what I have been through and might have some suggestions for me.
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