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@vickyvanvliet

I’m so sorry I don’t know your age, but I don’t believe that one or 2%. I got an infection also And have had to go through the washout and all the antibiotics. What I would like to tell you is all the atrophy in my Body made me carry more strength on my upper body, and I tore out both my rotator cuff. I only recently found out that some of the antibiotics they had me on IV with a picc line. Are known to make the tenants very brittle and prone to snapping and damage. I think they have some medication and supplements that will help the tendons as well as I’m definitely hearing that PRP helps tendon healing, but from here on in I would be really careful about the rest of your body. You’ll have to depend on it and you don’t want to do further damage. That’s the boat I’m in. I’m a very useful 67 use to swimming at least a mile 3 to 4 times a week and being an active Gardening and such. I just wish I would’ve known about the tendon situation , at least a few have the rest of your body and reasonable health. It will be easier for you to go through it. I expect the same thing will happen to me down the line with my hip, but there’s nothing I can do about it now. best of luck to you , you sound like a lovely person and I hope fabulous healing!

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Hi, Thanks for your share- the 1-2% statistic of for total knee replacements that become infected. So out of 100 people who have had TKAs, 1-2 people will get an infection.

I do see a lot of people who have the same knee replacement scars out in public, but that doesn't mean they have had an infection, just the replacement. I would recommend yoga and ballet barre classes and lots of biking if you like being active 🙂 all of this will keep your core strength and barre classes use light weights which would be perfect for your rotator mobility and strength. Good luck!