Scar tissue after knee replacement

Posterior stabilizer. Posterior cruciate ligament is removed and a post is in a groove in between components. I also had a tibia stabilizing post placed into my tibia. I basically had a radical knee placed when I expected a minimal cut/removal of my bone. My knee arthritis wasn’t even very bad.

I only just heard about it TODAY, after discovering this Q & A link. I would really appreciate hearing from people who have had it for the knee & where they went. It may be just what I’ve been desperately hoping for!

I am a little over 2 years post partial knee replacement. In August I had "Coolief" procedure done as I was still in daily pain (20 months post op at that time). The procedure itself was very painful, but after about 2 weeks I had about 80% pain relief, so I'm calling it a success. I still have pain, but am able to walk with my friend again and go to the gym. At 44 yrs old I'm happy that this will hopefully prolong the need for a total knee replacement. (As a side note, I had been on prescription diclofenac for about 2 years because of knee pain and it killed my stomach to the point that I needed to have gastrectromy and bypass. Now I can only take Tylenol or opiods for pain.)

I am sorry to hear about your pain but I was in the spot as you . I had 2 years of extreme pain not able to walk and had 2 other surgeries to try as and fix the problem. Finally found a new orthopedic surgeon and had a total knee replacement done I am 9 weeks out and doing 100% percent better

This is abnormal. Return to your surgeon. You may need injections. For those getitng TKR investigate having the surgeon spin the serus exudates(Juices) in a centrifuge and pour it into the wound at closure. My scars are pencil thin.( use coconut butter during massage of the scar) If connectiv tissue under the scar, use dry friction to tolerance. This problem needs solving immediately. You may have to call for a tech to see you from the surgeons office (retired PT with two total knees

Dr. Kunik in Alburqueque , NM does Total Knees all day long . His group of Orthopedic Physicians are listed in google. I had two by this Physician. He spins the serous exudates (juices) from the wound in a centrifuge and pours it back into the wound on closure. His group has a large supply of tools, cadavia tissue and a trained team. Study cruciate ligaments. His reputation of stable surgery with or without them a remarkable. I had one done in 2000 and the other done in 2004. My scars are the with a a felt pen. line. I am 100 % free of knee pain, I have full range. It is very tender surgery the first 3 day. But, immediate movement and walking with a Physical Therapist decreases symptoms.. Plan home follow up with Home Health that evaluats nursing, Physical Therapy and Occupational use of whatever to continue progress. Then, schedule out patient treatment with a Sports Medicine facility that has gym equipment. This is important because follow up with recumbant bikes,treadmill, total thrust units, upper trunk and core training, ballet bar for balance, ball for sitting work and raised mat work can established a carry over routine. Plan one year of recovery. Plan the rest of your life for home exercise or spa, and walking. If you don't want to do that, don't have the surgery I am a 90 yr. old retiired Physical Therapist. Part of your self improvement may be healthy living (diets do not work) Learn to eat what is good for you, exercise 3 times a week, walk daily and try to increase you communication with other, time from home and improving communication at home. Solomon, Job and others in the bible lived to 140 yrs. olld. They had to drink some wine( because of poor water) but drunkiness was not a virtue in the bible.They are levin bread, grain,s Lamb, vegetables. Their soil was not full of chemicals. So learn( apple cider vinager, Honey with garlic, himalyan salt for hydration, Coconut and Avacato oils for cooking, cottage cheese ,flax seed oil, for free radicals, Eat other omega cancer food like oatmeal with 3 type of berries, mashed 3 -4 types of nuts, more oat meal and 2% milk at 185 mirocwave. added. Eat enough red meat in small amounts for testosterone. Thyroid problems in old age can increase the wroneg chemical in the brain barrier. The wrong diet can increase neurotransnitters to sensory nerves resulting in all sorts ot tremors or jecks. I mentional all of this because I want to live a more productive life. The day of relying only on your physician is gone. Your now have the internet and patients are better informed. What better use of your time than to learn how to escape fast food, smoking, drinking and doing drugs. Sound like a dull life It beats a casket any time.
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@bill54321, and all other Connect members facing TKR. Note the following in Bill's post that I think to be essential for successful TKR
rehab. "Plan one year for recovery." Very, very good advice before trying to return to all of your pre-surgery activities. Thanks for the reminder. Chris

How is your knee revision doing Babette?

I had a TKR the summer of 2018. Also I had a plethora of scar tissue. Just recently I was given a CAT scan and bone scan of my knee and a knee aspiration to be done also. My flexibility is horrible I’m at about 85°. I have trouble with stairs carrying my grandchildren and standing on my feet for any great period Of time. Arthroscopy is planned. But I’m not sure that that will resolve it.

Mel, Your post resonates strongly with me. My first TKR was in 2011, and it went great. Then 6 months later I had to have it taken out because of a staph infection that made me really sick really fast. I went 3 months in the summer of 2012 without a knee. After the infection cleared and they went back in to give me a second TKR the surgeon told me later that a lot of scar tissue had accumulated. Since then it has progressively returned and my range of motion has declined steadily. I also learned about a year ago that the implants are loose, which may be exacerbating the scar tissue. I'm at about 45 degrees now and I hear you about the challenge of stairs. No grandkids yet but just getting myself up and down stairs is a pretty awkward affair. My new surgeon says the next step is another TKR and that he is confident he can correct the loose implants with a new glue they are apparently using now. But he says he can't guarantee anything with regard to the scar tissue. Gave me a 60% chance I'd see improvement and a 20% chance it would actually turn out worse. I've gone for a year now with those percentages steadily looking better. I'm now scheduled for a second opinion in 3 weeks but have gotten to the point with pain, loss of mobility, and a couple scary falls, that I feel like I have to do something. Even if there is arthroscopy or laser treatment for scar tissue I still have the loose components. Some days I just feel like it would be best to cut off my leg and get a prosthesis, but I know its best to try this first. How much can one joint take anyway? Here's hoping I have a success story to tell sometime in the coming year! Best wishes to you!