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What Causes Severe Knee Pain After Knee Replacement Surgery?

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Posted on Thu, 1 Jun 2017
Question: Have an artificial knee and it hurts to walk on the back of the knee outside' whatshould I do?
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Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Chronic pain, advice to follow up with Orthopedician

Detailed Answer:
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Thank you for the query at HealthcareMagic

Pain after knee replacement could be due to infection (if you had the surgery more recently), alignment problems, loosening of the artificial knee joint and knee cap problems (if you have had the artificial knee for few months - years now).

Physical examination of the knee joint and investigations like X-ray, blood test to rule out infection are warranted at this point. Please be advised to follow up with your orthopedic surgeon for further management.

Chronic pain following knee pain can usually be managed by pain medications(eg. Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Naproxen etc.) and physical therapy.

Hope this answers your question
Please feel free to address any further questions here

Regards,
Dr.Lekshmi
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal

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What Causes Severe Knee Pain After Knee Replacement Surgery?

Brief Answer: Chronic pain, advice to follow up with Orthopedician Detailed Answer: Hello, Thank you for the query at HealthcareMagic Pain after knee replacement could be due to infection (if you had the surgery more recently), alignment problems, loosening of the artificial knee joint and knee cap problems (if you have had the artificial knee for few months - years now). Physical examination of the knee joint and investigations like X-ray, blood test to rule out infection are warranted at this point. Please be advised to follow up with your orthopedic surgeon for further management. Chronic pain following knee pain can usually be managed by pain medications(eg. Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Naproxen etc.) and physical therapy. Hope this answers your question Please feel free to address any further questions here Regards, Dr.Lekshmi