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Swelling and stiffness, 3 years after total knee replacement
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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
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It is so interesting you both are questioning leg length. Mine stride is just a tad off, but my balance, which has always been GREAT, is also a tad off. I never had hip pain either. But now I have a little feeling in hip (not painful - just an ache).
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@contentandwell : Worth trying. When I said the therapist measured my legs, he actually measured where my heels lined up after a series of push-pull-tug exercises. So it may have been the leg length - most likely, or some pre-existing issue with hips or knees that got magnified after the TKR. I admit that I may well have had legs of different lengths before, but never aware of the fact, and never causing any problems until after TKR.