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What Causes Body Spasms After A Knee Replacement Surgery?

my husband just got a knee replacement and is on hydromorphone. The leg that was not operated on is weak and will not bend now. His pain is not being controlled by any of the pain killers His body has a spasm every so often. Do we need to be worried about this?
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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after knee replacement surgery take medication on surgeons advise avoid hydromorphone and can take tab hyfenac daily in morning physiotherapy is most important
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What Causes Body Spasms After A Knee Replacement Surgery?

after knee replacement surgery take medication on surgeons advise avoid hydromorphone and can take tab hyfenac daily in morning physiotherapy is most important