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Swelling and stiffness, 3 years after total knee replacement
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@tennisgolf : I can only comment regarding leg length. About 6 months after TKR, once I got back up to brisk walking speed, I developed problems with hip pain. PT, followed by a cortisone injection, did not help. Therapist compared leg lengths and found a small, 1/3” difference. I got custom orthotics made, and within 2 to 3 weeks the hip pain disappeared. I keep the orthotics in my running shoes, so I only wear them for exercise, or extended shopping trips. Still, even wearing them only for those few hours have solved the problem.
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Good to know. Thank you! I am bothered that the surgeon does not seem interested or even that it is a possibility. I can place racquet sports fine. But my walking is a tad "off balance". No one probably notices. But I think my legs are uneven.
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@ellerbracke I find your post interesting because I have hip pain also. I have attributed it to bursitis or the fall I had in July which caused a minimal fracture of my trochanteric femur. Now I am wondering if it could be a discrepancy in leg length. I was due to have PT just as everything closed down so now it is put off until whenever. I have always, when having pants shortened, had a difference in my leg lengths though, I was told that is pretty typical. I am not sure if it's from one hip being higher than the other or actual leg length.
This is something I definitely plan to look into when I can start PT again. Thanks for mentioning it again.
JK