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Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Aug 11 6:49pm | Replies (811)
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7 weeks after knee replacement surgery I’m feeling a tight band around my knee with swelling.Doing PT faithfully. After sitting or lying down my knee is stiff as a board. Solutions ? How long does this last!

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jlf2 | @jlf2 | Aug 5, 2023

I had my knee replacement Feb last year and I have tight in my knee to this and pain and stiffness.
I have talked to my doctor about this
his response was well at least you can walk
I was not able to walk with out a walker befor my surgery ,they let it get that bad befor they done anything about it for me

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Justin McClanahan, Moderator | @JustinMcClanahan | Aug 5, 2023

Hi @ert, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I moved your discussion and combined it with this discussion:

- Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-had-a-tight-band-feeling-after-total-knee-replacement
You are definitely not alone in this feeling. Members like @sprinrosa64, @vgen, and @brescher and so many others experienced the same feeling as well.

@ert, what sort of stretches and activities has PT had you doing? Are you doing anything else like other members have talked about like the pool and biking?

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