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How Long Does It Take For Recovery After Knee Replacement?

I had total knee replacement 7 months ago my knee is fine but i cant straiten my leg the doctor said the mussels are shrunk from the way i walked for a long time. what can be done to correct this. i walk with a bad limp and cant do my job and the doctor said there was nothing moore he could do
Wed, 8 Apr 2015
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It all depends on your efforts of regular exercise and care of the knee . normally a patient is allowed to control walk after 2 days and slowly regains routine in 1 to 2 weeks
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How Long Does It Take For Recovery After Knee Replacement?

It all depends on your efforts of regular exercise and care of the knee . normally a patient is allowed to control walk after 2 days and slowly regains routine in 1 to 2 weeks