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What caused my knee to buckle?

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 2, 2023 | Replies (28)

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"Also , do any of you” feel” your TKR a few years after the procedure or does your knee feel like it did before the replacement but without the pain? "

@td29 , I have no pain, and had good fast healing on both my knees, now 5 years on the first, soon 4 on the other one. But they do not feel like natural bone knees and never will. If you fall on them or bang into something, or even kneel hard without a cushion, you feel like the knee has been hit with a lead pipe. You have to be careful not to accidentally twist them, and I do this occasionally just flipping over in bed, and then the knee may be a little sore for a few days or even a couple weeks. This is just muscle/tendon damage, and not the implant itself. But if the pain is intense, of course see a doctor and get x-rays.

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I do agree that kneeling just feels....... weird. Not painful, but the knee isn't moving as it did when healthy.

That said, I've been ecstatic with the results of the TKRs (March 2022, July 2022). I'm a 68 y/o male and have osteoarthritis (hereditary). I also used to run a lot of marathons, but it was the arthritis that did me in. Joint replacement took away the pain and I'm in the gym almost everyday. No impact sports - so no more running. But everything else is fine and I'm in great shape. I do rowing for cardio.