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Scar tissue after knee replacement
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Hi. I had knee replacement, in Aug. 2018, got to 90° Bend, then fell, severed quad muscle, fractured femur, had surgery was in cast then stabilizing brace. Now my knee won't bend past 60° I started at under 30, progressed to 60 ° nowbuts stuck. Was told can not be manipulated even tho 4 months after quad reattachment. Could re damage, p.t.is torturous and wouldn't mind if I was making progress, I'm not, been 5 weeks going on 6 stuck Dr. Wants me to wait at least another 3 to 4 months before even thinking about arthroscopic. After every p.t. session, which is very painful, I have swelling, black and blue, sever pain. At my wits end. Anyone else experience this?? Any suggestions???
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Hello @aabhealey, welcome to Connect. You may notice that I moved your discussion and combined with an existing discussion on scar tissue after knee replacement. The conversation is a bit long, but by moving your post, all the members who are discussing scar tissue issues after knee replacement or surgery will see your message. You can also read through some of the previous posts made by members as well. If you are replying by email, in your email notification to this message, you can click on VIEW & REPLY to be brought to the new location of your post and to see other posts.
I also experienced severe scar tissue after my knee replacement in 2006. It took two manipulations and a freak jumping incident to finally loosen my scar tissue a good 18 months after my initial surgery. However, I did not have the added complication of breaking a femur, which, from what I understand, is a major recovery on its own. Has your surgeon or PT provider mentioned muscle atrophy as a potential reason for slow gains? I am not a medical professional, but it would be reasonable to assume that the surgery, which causes scar tissue, combined with having to be sedentary and not move your leg would be a combination for the scar tissue to grow while the muscles weaken.