TKR 5 months ago same knee second time ROM only 80 still painful & stiff anyone else had this
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Hello, my first TKR April became infected so 5 weeks later reopened washed out and spacer changed. That time my ROM was 110 and going well before the infection set in. After May operation my knee was totally stiff from above the knee to my ankle, like being wrapped in a very tight bandage. I was on antibiotics for 4 months whilst microbiologist at the hospital tried to decide what was going on. Turns out the bacteria found inside my knee was one that lives on the skin and of the family that causes acne. My leg was very swollen physio was very tough, ROM got to 80 after a lot of work, but I can get no further. My leg above the knee feels very pitted and dimpled, and the scar looks black, over the knee the scar changes from pink to livid purple during the day and my knee is sore and painful. When I press it it feels lumpy. My bloods show infection indicators have dropped, but the surgeon and microbiologist have adopted a " watch and wait" approach and review me in clinic. I am worried I will not get a good ROM bend back in my knee, I cant drive my car, or sit on a bus without my leg sticking out in the aisle. And the scar colour worries me. Back seeing the surgeon next week to review. Has anyone else had these problems. My other knee needs a TKR but I cant commit whilst like this.
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alina41878 ddaapp
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ddaapp, i am at 2 years and 1 month. i had the TKR 8/22/2017. it kept getting infect i have had 12 surgeries up to date from debridements to spacers teplaced. i have had 3 PIC lines placed due to the antibiotic spent 5 mionths because they hsd to take off implant n spacer so j had nothing in my leg i wsd laid up in the Hospital getting rid of MRSA - Vancomyicin , Daptomyicin did not work finally Rimfambicin and Tedflaro killed off that resistant bacteria. Finally ihey got rid of MRSA and they did a Total Knee Revision in April 2019z And now i will have surgery #13 on the 10/24/19. they will replace the spacer close the capsule and gragh to seal a hole that keeps drainng so i have had a Wound vac on. i honestly pray gor you that the infrction clears up but i have had the worst luck with this knee.