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Scar tissue after knee replacement
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Hi there .... yes, I've had scar tissue develop also. It developed slowly over time, but by the time I hit the 1 year mark, my surgeon went in - arthroscopically - and cleaned it up. But, it never was right, and in another year I had to have a revision - a totally new replacement. Since then, my knee could not be any better. I don't know why this happens to some and not to others ... but after several other options had been tried, including the arthroscopic surgery, I opted to just do the revision .... I'm glad I did.
abby
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Hello amberpep, I hope you don't mind but I have a couple questions because I'm having serious scar tissue problems and may need another replacement. So are you saying that you had scar tissue build-up after your first replacement but then no scar tissue build-up after your second replacement? Also, did you notice improvement after the arthroscopy? And why was it that they/you decided to have a second replacement? Thanks for helping, Dave
Who did your arthroscopic surgery? I am in a similar situation but do not want revision for first option.
A revision is basically having the initial knee replacement parts removed and new ones put in? What made that necessary? I’m having heaviness and tightness issues in both knees and considering a cleaning out of the scar tissue. I’ve had one MUA on one knee while under getting the second knee replaced. But the free movement only lasted about 6 weeks before it started tightening up again.
When you say revision do you mean a new replacement?
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