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Calf Numbness after Total Knee Replacement
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One of the more modern surgical alterations for a TKR is to NOT use a tourniquet. Using a tourniquet is known to cause leg pain . My brother's surgeon did use a tourniquet and my brother had a lot of pain; my surgeon does not use a tourniquet and I have not had to use a single pain pill.
Did your surgeon use a tourniquet?
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@steveinarizona --- No, no tourniquet. I also had very little pain. I was sent home with Oxycodone and Tramadol, and only ever used one Oxy. I used Tramadol at first, and then Tylenol to help me sleep, and that was mostly because of soreness from PT. The NP recommended taking Tramadol before outpatient PT as long as I wasn't driving, so I did that.