Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?

My Dr told me the tight band feeling will go away but it can take up to a year. I can deal with that as long as I have no pain

Yes, my knee is still tight above the knee. I have exercised and done all that I know to do. My surgeon said it was the quad and possible a bit of scar tissue. I’m 14 months post op and I’m not sure it will go away. I will keep working at it as it does hurt when I overdo things! Thank goodness my ROM is good! I do wear a band above the knee and that does help some! Also, ice, ice, ice. Good luck and God bless all the Warriors here!

I’m 14 months out from my first TKR, & it’s still very tight & stiff though I have good ROM. My surgeon says there’s nothing wrong, & about 10% of patients have problems like this. Not sure if that’s correct. I was biking about 10–15 miles a day, going to the gym, etc. But the feeling is annoying. However, I just had my second TKR in May, and that’s extremely tight as well. I used a different surgeon, but I’m hoping it will get better. I did all my exercises and continue to do them religiously, and I’m very active, not overweight, etc. both knees were done robotically, using the Rosa system.

Everybody is different, that's a given. With my tkr the infection left me with 2 more surgeries. One for a look see and a second to replace the tibia portion of the device. I don't have pain but regaining rom was never accomplished to my satisfaction, even after 2 manipulations.
Now, at 17 months post surgery my extension is good, but my flexion hasn't improved substantially. I must say that by my own physical therapy practice of going up and down stairs has helped, especially down. Given that I'm much happier now with just 10% more range. Good luck to all.

I am 19 months post TKR surgery. The surgery went well. I have great ROM. But, from the beginning I have had a tight band feeling just under my knee, and a compressed feeling in my calf muscle. Feels like I have on the tightest knee sock imaginable with a tourniquet for a top band. I was prescribed gabapentin, didn’t help. I went through PT 3x trying different things to treat this, including astym and dry needling. I still have bruised areas on my leg and it’s been 7 months since the last session. My surgeon and PT have not been able to explain the what or why of this phenomenon. But was told at my one year appointment that there was a good chance I would just have to live with this. It takes a great deal of mental energy to rise above this pain to have a productive day. I am a 65 yr old female. Anyone else out there have any information or tips for dealing with this?

Oh my gosh... I pray it doesn't last that long! What do you do that helps, if anything? I have been doing deep massage which seems to help somewhat. What do the doctors tell you that is causing it? Have they offered any suggestions to relieve it?

Hi! Just wondering if you ever found a solution to your problem. My mother is experiencing the same problem as you and is a year out from her TKR. Her quality of life is really diminishing.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

I had this issue after my TKR and PT said it was my IT band too. They used some kind of foam roller on the side of my leg and manually worked that on it for a few sessions and that took care of it. I am 6 years out from my surgery and have had no more problems with it.