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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
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So glad I could be helpful. I am now a year and 10 months since my TKR. Still my bend is sh**t and two second opinions from surgeons about why this has been so difficult. My first sencond opinion was worthless, my second second was better but I am not sure he holds the answer either. He at least examined my knee and felt that my quad muscle is weak and at some point in my life I damaged my PCL ligament. He gave me one exercise to strengthen and so far I feel that I am not able to do what he wants me to but I do limp along, go to the gym and swim with the side stroke and am grateful for what I can do, but this is not what I had in mind when I agreed to surgery.