Knee replacement but still having problems

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my partners dad has had a knee replacement. several months later he still cannot bend his knee, cannot walk on it properly and the doctor is saying that they do not want to re-operate at the moment. can anyone help with ideas?

Ted_Hutchinson

BUPA Knee replacement factsheet.
As this isn't in the normal range of post operative complications he can only be guided by his consultant. Though maybe if there is no or little improvement he may need to consider a second opinion to find out where this operation has gone wrong.

Just as well he didn't go abroad to have the work done, that would have make futher work far more complicated.

margaretclare

Hi

My husband had problems with the second of his knee replacements (first one was done at Stanmore, no problems at all). Second one caused trouble but no one would consider re-doing it until a year had passed - complete healing and return to normality takes a whole year. Stay in touch with the orthpaedic nurse practitioner at the hospital where it was done, and keep telling him/her what the symptoms are and the effect on return to normal life activities!

Aunty Margaret

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or did it heal completely?

margaretclare wrote:

Hi

My husband had problems with the second of his knee replacements (first one was done at Stanmore, no problems at all). Second one caused trouble but no one would consider re-doing it until a year had passed - complete healing and return to normality takes a whole year. Stay in touch with the orthpaedic nurse practitioner at the hospital where it was done, and keep telling him/her what the symptoms are and the effect on return to normal life activities!

Aunty Margaret