Replacement Knee's

[Yoder]

My dad had both his knees replaced. The problem I see is there's no lateral movement. Just a hinge, front to back. He doesn't have pain but he really struggles walking on uneven ground. He is 75, over weight and not very active so maybe it will work out better for you.

 

[Torque]

My father had both done at once and hated that he had done it. PT was much, much harder. After seeing his struggle, I would do 1 at a time.

 

[Backyard]

@Bighorse feel free to send pm and we can then connect. Not to scare anyone doing tkr. I was rolling good in April of last year, went shed hunting and knee swole. I’m like FK had not had any swelling for a long time. Called my surgeon, who is one of my elk hunting friends. Had him test it and was much looser than should be. 8 weeks later in for a revision. They found the spacer had failed at 23 months. This was highly unusual, so they put in a larger spacer 6/25 and was good in about 10 weeks.

By larger do you mean thicker? If so, does it throw you off a bit? What’s your gait like now?


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[Ross]

@Backyard correct a thicker space that creates added stability. All these changes take awhile for your body to adjust, from head to toe. Gait is about 95% and work out daily. Effort in = results and better adaptation to your new body part. It is not a new real knee, but can achieve 90% of what you’re born with. Your key drivers for a solid recovery are extension and flexion. I found extension to be very easy and was achieved within a month. Flexion is the bugger and for a mountain person you want at least 130, last check I think I’m 135-137 and my non surgical knee is about 140 as I recall.

 

[Backyard]

Thanks for the info! Good to know for when I need to get mine redone. As far as the flexion, keep working at it. I got mine equal to my non. I can sit on my heels. It took some work at first but worth it. 5 years into it and I still stretch em every single morning just to keep it there.


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