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What Causes Heavy Knee, Tight Kneecap ,pain In Hip After Knee Replacement?
I had knee replacement one year ago..the alignment has never felt right. Me knee feels heavy and though I have exceptional range of motion, I have to almost work to swing the leg to walk. The kneecap always feels tight as though someone is holding it and trying to pull it off.My foot is not straight when I walk, it is pointed outward. I now have extreme pain in my hip. What do you think this is. My right knee was replaced prior to this one by the same surgeon, but with a different implant. It is a work of art.
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
Hi.
The knee may be taking time to adjust to the hip replacement, granted it has been almost a year. Sometimes it may never feel the same way it did prior to surgery, and if at all the complaints persisit we also go ahead and redo the whole surgery on request by the patient. But you can still go for an MRI of the hip and knee joint so your doctor can decide what can be done to help you.
Best wishes.
The knee may be taking time to adjust to the hip replacement, granted it has been almost a year. Sometimes it may never feel the same way it did prior to surgery, and if at all the complaints persisit we also go ahead and redo the whole surgery on request by the patient. But you can still go for an MRI of the hip and knee joint so your doctor can decide what can be done to help you.
Best wishes.
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