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Cannot Passively Hold Full Extension After TKR
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I’ll be watching this as I too can’t extend fully . My lower back seems to cramp/spasm after a few steps . I am 5 months out after double knee replacements . I’m told to wait til the 12 month mark post op …. Now I’m concerned . I don’t want more surgery 🙁
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@shandra I also am 5 months post op TKR, plateauing at 90 degree bend last 3 months . Also told I can wait another 3 months, up to 12, to decide about Manipulation with possible arthroscopy, 3 pencil-sized holes to remove scar tissue. told it's possible ROM might start improving on its own. Told these 2 procedures might help, might not, and could make ROM worse. Like you, I don't like more surgery and am not comfortable with the "odds." Has anyone had continued ROM improvement after 5 months? What is post-op pain level for arthroscopy and manipulation, please?