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Scar tissue after knee replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 10, 2024 | Replies (1550)Comment receiving replies
Very happy with your results and hope you continue to recover well. A word of caution, with these knee procedures (there are risks with then all) particularly MUA . My (highly regarded) surgeon achieved 125 degrees flexion, but intended up with a stress fracture in my femur, quadriceps hematoma and bleeding from blood vessels, that left me immobile for 3 1/2 weeks. At 6 months since the initial TKR I have 90 degrees ROM (on a good day) and looking at surgical removal of scar tissue in 5 weeks, with a minor revision of the TKR and rod inserted in my femur to stabilize it in case I need another MUA . It’s been a journey! So glad to have had this group to help me navigate the ups and downs
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Wow spinner you shared information that is a validation for my situation that so far no one else has communicated. That is the femur connection with a tkr. I had tkr Feb. of 23. The whole experience was difficult. Did alot of various things but my bend never got much beyond 90. Then in April of this year I took a step in my kitchen my knee buckled and found out my femur fractured. No one mentioned the tkr connection to my fracture but I always wondered. I have another second opinion appointment coming up to discuss what my next step is. The ongoing healing of my femur has given me more mobility but still difficult.
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Thank you for the encouraging words! The last thing I wanted to do was an MUA but I trust my surgeon, who has many years of experience. So sorry you went through what you did. Even with a highly regarded surgeon, bad things can happen. However, that seems like a lot of damage for a MUA. Best of luck with the surgical scar removal! One question. Did they drill your new knee parts to bone or use cement?