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    Finding a revision specialist

    Short story, I had a TKR in June 09, on my one year check up they discovered that the ligaments and tendons had torn from patella and since they decided not to put the plastic button on the back of my kneecap it had moved off center and I almost wore a whole through the patella. Two weeks...
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    looking for experience with knee cap moving off center

    Thanks to both of you, I am planning on getting a second opinion from some major Docs now that I fall into a more unique catagory. I am young, I ski regularly, even 5 1/2 months post op and ride a bike 100 + miles a week. So being bummed is the recovery from the cutting of all the tissue and...
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    looking for experience with knee cap moving off center

    Hi I went in for my 1 year anniversary and was curious to know why I still had swelling, especially after standing for long periods. I have been very active since the surgery but no impact sports. Anyway my knee cap is moving off center, so far that the edge is actually lined up with the...
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    Skiing

    Kyle, I am coming up on my 1yr anniversary. I live in the East, but at 5 1/2 months skied Intermediate trails at Vail. It was not my best, but it was skiing. By the end of the season, I was doing course maintennce on downhill race courses carrying 50lbs of salt down the slope. It can be...
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    ROM Comes and Goes

    Sylvia, I was in the same place you were. Once, I switched to advil to help mange the inflamation and the hot tub I started making gains. I am now 3 months out and stil have swelling but I am at 135+ on a good day. This weekend I hiked 2 miles and kicked a soccer ball with my son. It gets...
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    How long does swelling last?

    I am 8 wks out and doing great. ROM 130+ no pain and only use advil to manage the darn swelling. My knee looks good in the morning but after only a half hour it starts to swell. The OS says it is my body trying to adjust to the metal. The PT says I need to increase muscle to cirulate the...
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    First week back at work after TKR - Exhausted!

    I am 7 1/2 weeks post op and have been working off and on since week three, I also have and hour drive each way. I take ice packs and ice on the drive ( it really helps). I was wiped out at first but I am working full weeks but have the luxury of putting my leg up on my desk. My stamina is...
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    Progess

    RS, Just got back from PT and hit 105 @ 4 weeks, not where I want to be but its 20 degrees in the last two weeks. I know the chair technique, I was doing it in the hosp and the first 2 weeks but I was getting too much swelling and had to back off. I am actually gaining by doing less...
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    Progess

    WOW, How are your doing it, I am just 4 weeks out and have been trying to go to work a couple of days a week for 4 hrs + 1 hr car drive each way and I cant take the swelling even putting my leg on my desk & icing. I also find I lose ROM the next day after going to work. What's your ROM, I am...
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    ROM ave for week 1 postop

    Hi all, Went in for the 14 day post op staple removal yesterday. All went well, I actually hit 90 ROM in the drs office. I am happy, actually going up stairs with full weight on LTKR. They took x-rays of the right hip and verified I have a fair amount of arthritis in the hip due t years of...
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    ROM ave for week 1 postop

    Linda, It is definitely hip pain, directly at the ball and it's interior. The walker and cane do not prevent it. I was given new PT exercises and I beleive one of them aggrevated the hip. Prior to the LTKR, it was only after a very strenuous day would my hip bother me and nothing like the...
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    ROM ave for week 1 postop

    Day 15 Followup, Everything is going great,I am actually going up stairs w/ LTKR, but I am still struggling with the ROM, the max I can get is 80, but I believe it will come. The only thing is I have gotten myself off the walker and almost the can, but I am now having excrutiating pain (worst...
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    ROM ave for week 1 postop

    Josephine, Interesting note about not doing PT for 4 weeks, My Dr. is English and studied @ Oxford , yet orders thru PT were I should be at ROM 90 leaving the hospital 3 days post op
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    ROM ave for week 1 postop

    Thanks Josephine, good advice. It's now 12 days out, and I can do all the all the exercises and with ease with the exception of ROM The PT gave me a great exercise of laying on my back ( on bed or floor) and outting my foot against the wall and then bending my knee allowing my foot to slike...
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    ROM ave for week 1 postop

    Thanks all, I am doing most of your suggestions. Just trying to find benchmarks. Did not use a CPM, my docs have moved away from them based on recent litature. I have to believe there is a lot of swollen muscle, 5 days out and how do you know your pushing thru to prevent scar tissue or swollen...
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    ROM ave for week 1 postop

    Hi, I am 5 days post op, 46 and had full ROM prior to surgery. PT at the hospital was pushing for 90 prior to leaving. I could only get to 73 and was pushing thru all levels of pain. The Dr told me it would be harder for me to get to this level because I was athletic and came in with more...

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