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You can develop a condition called synovitis or angry knee syndrome. It is when your synovial
fluid becomes inflamed inside your knee. I developed it by undiscerning pt s who were not paying attention to my knee because they were so hell bent on getting my extension to 0. A more attentive pt put a percussion massager on my leg and I about jumped out of my skin. She immediately stopped the regimen and told me to go get a massage and lay low for a while. My knee was very swollen. If you google synovitis you can learn quite a bit.
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Thanks sk.
I had heard about synovitis but didn't really know what it was. I looked into it and the synovial membrane surrounds the patella. It is usually not removed in a TKR. So yeah, if it gets inflamed for whatever reason it would cause fluid buildup.
I don't know if that's what is going on in Molly's case. It's good to be aware of the condition though. Sadly your pt did not seem to be aware of the situation when trying to get your leg extension to zero. That can be painful even without a swollen knee.
Out of all the Drs, PAs, RNs, medical assistants and PTs in the chain of our treatment, I trust PTs the least. It's been shocking to me what they don't know. Now certainly that is not true for the majority of PTs, not even close. It just seems their licensing requirements are pretty lax and that's just my opinion.
Anyway, thanks very much for the info. Always learning something new!
Joe