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Scar tissue after knee replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Apr 22 9:03am | Replies (1521)Comment receiving replies
After reading so many posts about problems with scar tissue, I became very concerned. Had tkr 5 weeks ago, and generally doing remarkably well. Still lingering pain and swelling, but flexion 117 and extension 4 after 4 weeks, so great! However, PT remarked that there will/may be scar tissue forming at the very end (top 1” of incision) above the knee cap. Wondering how much and where the scar tissue is that is causing people so many problems..... I’m massaging daily, and so far it seems to be ok. On the other hand, some posts indicated that the problems can start much farther into the future. Any input?
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My scar tissue started occurring at just under 3 weeks post TKR, certainly this was when a very observant physio noticed that things were not progressing as they should do. At this point my knee flexion was under 70 degrees, and then despite intensive physio this continued to worsen in between physio appointments. It felt like my knee was surrounded by concrete. I had a manipulation under anaesthetic at 11 weeks post TKR, I was then advised that I had arthrofibrosis. The scar tissue reformed at 2 weeks post manipulation despite more intensive physio, and I was unable to maintain by range of movement between physio sessions. 13 weeks after the manipulation I underwent arthroscopic arthrolysis and debridment of left knee for extensive fibrosis . It is a daily battle to keep my knee flexion at 90 degrees, it feels as though my knee is surrounded by Velcro.