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Had TKR revision due to recalled replacement
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Oh my goodness! Mine is made by Exactech. It's the Truliant model. Is that what you had? I'd heard about that recall. Having to do with how the parts were packaged I believe. I do hope and pray that the company rectified that problem. I'm 4 months out from my TKR and been having continued problems with painful clunking with every step or movement of the knee. Continued swelling and pain. Can't go downstairs or get up out of a chair without pain in the top of my kneecap. Just looking to find if anyone else is still having this problem almost 5 months out. 😭
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I am 8 months out from TKR and 6 months out from manipulation. Manipulation took him a long time to get me to 130 degrees. I was told it is usually 39 seconds but it took him 5 minutes to get me there. I then went into cardiac arrest in recovery, so spent a couple overnights I hospital and didn’t start PT for 5 days instead of immediately.
I still am walking with cane, have shooting pain that wakes me from a deep sleep 4-5 times a night, can’t walk up/down stairs unless I 1-foot at a time, can’t get in/out of cars without help, and have issues getting out of chairs. I still do PT 3 x weekly and do my daily exercises. My bend is 100 but my extension is -12.
I see a surgeon that specializes in revision in 10 days and can’t wait! I’ve been told I develop scar tissue faster than most and they need to remove the whole implant and start over. I had ACL and meniscus tear surgery on same knee previously which is part of the issue.
If revision will help me get back walking, hiking, riding bike and playing a bit of pickleball I’ll go through all the pain again gladly!
Talk to a specialized revision surgeon about all your pain. If you are doing all the work it might not be you at all.
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I couldn’t wait any longer to have surgery. I ached all the time and knee was swelled up. Different doctor did surgery, other one retired. My Exactect model was Optetrak. I don’t see on my operative report what I have in me now but I know it is not Exactect.