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Spacer replacement 4 years after TKR

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 30 10:41am | Replies (79)
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@aliciavillarosa

I feel like that's what's happening with me with my right knee after a couple years of putting a thicker spacer in. I feel friction on the outside. I'm seeing my surgeon next week but anxious to hear what yours says. And I feel like the stretching to relieve ITB tightness and tendinitis has been helping, but read about possible arthroscopic procedure to shave a little bit. I found this article informative
https://orthopedicreviews.openmedicalpublishing.org/article/93014-isolated-lateral-sided-knee-pain-in-total-knee-arthroplasty-a-review

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mpirruccel | @mpirruccel | Sep 28 12:29pm

Hi,
Thanks for sending the link to the article. I may be contacting the authors to see if they can recommend someone in Northern California who has done arthroscopic work after a TKR. I don't want them just going in with the camera without knowing what the problem is. All the surgeons I have seen, 4 total, either do not know what the problem is and recommend a revision or say that is the way it is. This is my last hope for meaningful pain relief. I did myofascial release therapy for my IT band for a few months and it didn't do anything. There is definitely an impingement going on. keep you posted.

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