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Foot neuropathy (numbness and pain) after total knee replacement (TKR)

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Apr 7 5:40pm | Replies (725)
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@smithrr

Hi there. I’ve had 2 back surgeries and double knee replacement. After 3 weeks into my healing I tore the tendon in half that holds your knee in place. I would wake up from excruciating pain in one or the other feet. Every night I rubbed Voltaren on the bottom of my feet. It helped a lot. Good luck

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Dec 4, 2022

There is no single ligament that holds the knee in place. There major ligaments and tendons are on the outside and inside of the knee, there is a patellar tendon, and there are two ligaments inside the knee that should have been removed during knee replacement.

If you think you actually tore a tendon or ligament, please get to the Dr. asap. That is very serious and likely requires surgery to repair.

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