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Total Knee Replacment

Discussion in 'Health and Safety' started by Roaster 2, Jul 20, 2020.  |  Print Topic

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  1. Roaster 2

    Roaster 2

    Region:
    East
    State/Country:
    NY
    City:
    poughkeepsie
    Ride:
    Catreck expordition
    :help:Just got one total new knee June 17th was wondering what time frame, problems has everyone had in getting back riding trike.
     
    Roaster 2, Jul 20, 2020
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  2. A.D.

    A.D. #1 Custodian

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Athens
    Ride:
    Reynolds T-Bone
    Name:
    AD
    I can’t speak for bike/trike riding, but I can speak to flexibility. I’m on a senior bowling league and many there have had knee replacements.

    Most say it’s 9-12 months before they regain total range-of-motion, ‘if’ they do their physical therapy. :exercise:

    On the flip side, those who don’t perform the therapy often end up with just 15-25 degrees of movement. :embarrassed9:

    Congrats on your surgery though, I’m sure you were in pain/discomfort since you pursued it. Here’s hoping your recovery is both speedy & solid.
     
    A.D., Jul 20, 2020
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  3. Fuzzy47

    Fuzzy47

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Spring City
    Ride:
    RecumbentUSA Trike-X
    Name:
    Mick
    ... well .... Both of mine were replaced .... the Right one some 14 years ago and the Left one 11 ago - (both now well past the quoted '10-year warranty period') - and can say that by diligently following the prescribed course of physical therapy afterwards I was able to get back to pedalling within a very few months. The therapy included a lot of pedalling ... !

    Fuzzy
     
    Fuzzy47, Jul 21, 2020
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  4. A.D.

    A.D. #1 Custodian

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Athens
    Ride:
    Reynolds T-Bone
    Name:
    AD
    Hey Mick,
    Out of curiosity, can you tell any wear on the artificial knee joints? By that I mean, over the years have they started acting any differently since implanted?
     
    A.D., Jul 21, 2020
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  5. Fuzzy47

    Fuzzy47

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Spring City
    Ride:
    RecumbentUSA Trike-X
    Name:
    Mick
    Hi A.D. .... Wear ? Not really ! Last Spring, after SWMBO shattered her Femur, I brought up the subject with her surgeon - (a partner of my own surgeon) - and his feeling was that I probably never would, and to ignore the "10-year warranty bit" ! On the other hand over the past 2-3 years I have noted progressive changes in the muscle/tendon structure around both joints. Barely noticeable when I get up each morning, a sort of stiffness, starting around the actual knee joint itself, gradually develops during the day and works its' way upwards until the frontal area of the whole thigh is involved by nightfall. The intensity of the stiffness and associated pain have increased over time ... more annoying than anything !
     
    Fuzzy47, Jul 21, 2020
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  6. A.D.

    A.D. #1 Custodian

    Region:
    SouthEast
    State/Country:
    TN
    City:
    Athens
    Ride:
    Reynolds T-Bone
    Name:
    AD
    :thumbsup: Thanxx for the informative reply. I just never heard hardly anything about joint replacements, a decade or two later. And I've never heard anything specific about when an older joint replacement is updated with newer technology, about the 'wear' conditions of the previous one. Hopefully for good reason! :laugh9:
     
    A.D., Jul 22, 2020
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  7. Roaster 2

    Roaster 2

    Region:
    East
    State/Country:
    NY
    City:
    poughkeepsie
    Ride:
    Catreck expordition
    :thanks::thanks:I have noted the biggest item that helps is PT and lost of weight to all THANKS
     
    Roaster 2, Jul 22, 2020
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