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Partial or Total Knee Replacement and Still Running?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Aug 20 8:14am | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
The closest I can think of is Lindsey Vonn...the skier. She had a partial done by a HSS surgeon in Florida and returned to championship level skiing afterwards.
I am an 81 YO male. I had a successful left hip replacement five years ago and the same surgeon who did my hip did my right knee TKR ten months ago-- also successfully. I had zero pain each time. At my six month checkup a few weeks ago my surgeon told me I had no limitations. I asked him if I could run; he said if I wanted to.
But the kind of running an 81 YO would do is not what you are talking about. Lindsey Vonn is a great example after a partial; perhaps someone here can report on an athlete successfully returning to competitive level athletics after a total knee replacement.
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@steveinarizona update: Here in Arizona there is a local chain of indoor trampoline centers. I was there yesterday with my grandkids. There is a bouncy trampoline like floor for the little kids. I had races with my 3 year old granddaughter on that bouncy floor. Running was like a combination of bouncing and running.
After lunch we parted and I went to the mall to do some additional walking where I walked a mile before going home. My lower legs had felt tired since the surgery after a mile or so of walking but yesterday -- for the first time -- it was also my upper legs. I am guessing that running uses a different set of muscles than walking.