What is the most effective rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty?
Our findings demonstrated that continuous passive motion and inpatient rehabilitation may not provide additional benefit to the patient or healthcare system. However, early rehabilitation, telerehabilitation, outpatient therapy, high intensity, and high velocity exercise may be successful forms of rehabilitation.
What should my range of motion be 6 weeks after TKR?
6 to 12 Weeks You shouldn’t be experiencing any extensor lag and should have noticeably improved range of motion. Wahoo! GOAL: 115 degree flexion or greater. You should be able to move around normally, bend down to pick things up, sit comfortably, stand for longer periods of time and be able to tie your shoelaces.
How far should I be able to bend my knee after replacement?
Within 7 to 10 days after your knee replacement, you should be able to get your knee entirely straight/full extension (Fig. 1) (no space between the back of your knee and the table) and you should be able to bend/flex your knee to at least 90 degrees (Fig. 2). 90 degrees is the same thing as a right angle.
What is the recovery time for total knee arthroplasty?
When a patient can return to work and the activities of daily living, they are on the way to achieving the full term of recovery. Another indicator is when the patient finally feels normal again. The average long-term recovery for total knee replacement patients is between 3 and 6 months.
How long is rehab after knee replacement?
Padgett said that standard recovery time for knee replacement surgery can run anywhere from two to four months. Typically, patients assigned for in-patient rehab care stay about two weeks, receiving physical therapy roughly six days per week, sometimes followed by in-home or outpatient care after they return home.
What are the contraindications of total knee replacement?
Other conditions leading to a total knee replacement include avascular necrosis, osteochondritis, sepsis and inflammatory arthritides. Contraindications There are no absolute contraindications for knee arthroplasty however, few relative contraindications include a skeletally immature patient and active sepsis or active infection in the joint.
How long recovery knee replacement?
Partial Knee Replacement Recovery The First Week. Partial knee replacement recovery is usually pretty quick. Partial Knee Replacement Recovery: First 3 months. Within 3 months you are likely to be back to all your normal activities and extra ones as you will no longer be Rehab after Surgery.