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Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 23 8:59am | Replies (35)
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@ouch89

I'm happy for you. I am not as fortunate. I like you was very active prior to my first surgery, having just completed building a deck on my house. Now I have one good knee and the other with just 108 degrees ROM with a lot of pain. Congrats on your success and happy hiking.

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cathymw | @cathymw | Nov 16 8:22am

How far out are you? A MUA (manipulation under anesthesia) may help get a more functional joint. I had to really press my surgeon into this. I ended putting pictures (evidence) of my therapist measuring me at PT, into the MyChart. He had told me at the 6 week post-op that 90* was a good number! Heck no. Totally non-functional. I'd rather have arthritic pain.
After the MUA I gained from the 90* to 125* (with a strap, I can get to 115 on my own before exercises) and could finally straighten my knee- it was like bent at 7-8* all the time. Now I can get it to 0* easily.

Still a PIA to go down stairs. So many limitations on this new knee. But I am only almost 6m out only... perhaps it will get better?

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