Ha! I don’t think anyone knows! Surgeons and physical therapists do not seem to have an answer to that question. They may have guesses but even if they do have a guess, they certainly don’t know how to get rid of that tight band feeling. It either goes away on its own or it doesn’t go away at all. Too bad because it seems a good number of people have that problem after TKR.

Nerve injury during the surgery caused it

Nerve damage during surgery