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What caused my knee to buckle?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 2, 2023 | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
It's been a year and three quarters with my revision and I still have stiffness and soreness. But mostly, the regular tkr which was done about 8 months ago has developed fluid pockets which are causing a lot of discomfort. They are not getting better and didn't even develop until about 5 months into the healing process. They seem to be getting worse. I saw my doc and he said they don't like to withdraw fluid with needle due to concerns about infection. I don't know if or when it will go away. Certainly, looking at these comments it seems that this surgery causes a LOT of problems. I wish I'd known. Good luck and hope it gets better for you and all on this thread.
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TKRs don't cause a lot of problems. That's a misconception. But what happens on this board is that the minority of people who have had problems come here. It is unfortunate when surgeons can't explain what is wrong, but it doesn't represent the majority of outcomes in TKRs or other joint replacements. These procedures started in the 60s and have dramatically improved. I had both of my knees replaced, the surgeon using the Mako robotic assistant. I'm a 68 y/o male, average weight who happened to be hit hard with osteoarthritis. The TKRs changed my life dramatically for the better. I worked hard before the surgeries and I work hard now to protect this investment, and life.