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TKR 5weeks then a fall

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wendy13976
wendy13976

i had a total knee replacement on FEB 13 th , all went well and at 5 weeks physio said i could drive . Stupidly instead of sitting in the car and swinging my legs in i put my unoperated leg into car and my operated leg buckled and i ended up on the drive . it then took probably 3weeks before i could get back to where i was . im driving carefully again now but still having strength problems with straightening my leg and i still cant trust my leg going up and down the stair normally . Anyone else with similar issues im 69 just .

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  • CHICO_MARX
    CHICO_MARX wendy13976

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    First, stairs are the last thing you'll be able to do. Takes many months to rebuild your atrophied quads, glutes and core. That's a long term project. Need to do the muscle rebuild...

    Post-TKR Exercising

    To get your leg straight, do exercise #3 here...

    ROM Work at Home

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