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Stairs after TKR (1 side, 72 yrs old)

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 21, 2023 | Replies (54)

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@heyjoe415

Good for you Cathyanne. You did all the right things before and after surgery. I got to 130 degrees of flexion in three weeks, it's probably a little higher now, but 150 is off the charts good.

If more people would do the work you describe, there would be fewer complaints here. I do believe that the majority of replacements turn out well, and if there is some failure, it's usually because the patient didn't do the work. Not saying surgeons don't make mistakes, they do. But the surgery is the easy part......

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I am over two years out and still in significant pain. Hope to have a revision as this first surgery failed. I was swimming laps 3 days a we for over 3 months before surgery as I couldn’t walk or ride my bike at all I was in very good shape! Did all the PT religiously and have been able to ride bike pretty successfully but walking is painful still. So it wasn’t a matter of me not being prepared or doing all the post op exercises. Seeing a different surgeon obviously.