Have you done Knee cap Replacement Surgery? Have you improved your walking? It’s important to know that full recovery from knee cap replacement surgery may take several months or years. To recover safely, you must avoid any falls, as they can potentially damage the new joint. Your therapist may suggest using an assistive device such as a cane stick/walker to help you walk until your strength and balance improve. However there are most advanced robotic solutions that speeds up the post Knee cap replacement surgery and recovery
Rehabilitation after patella stabilizing surgery:
Here are the usual recommendations for your rehabilitation.
They may change depending on the surgery performed and must be confirmed by the surgeon. Your physiotherapist will be able to guide you, but you must devote time to your rehabilitation between sessions with him to optimize the surgery’s results.
General principle – Knee cap replacement surgery and recovery
Patella stabilizing surgery generally includes a bony osteotomy procedure to insert the patellar tendon into the tibia and a ligament reconstruction procedure.
Rehabilitation includes two stages: a 6-week phase during which flexion is limited to 90°, support is protected by 2 canes, and wearing a splint is mandatory when walking so as not to move the osteotomy area.
The second phase is where the splint and canes are removed, and flexion is no longer limited.
KNEE MOBILIZATION
Recovery of mobility is usually easy. However, we must not forget to mobilize the knee to avoid the onset of stiffness, which is always challenging to recover from.
It is only done passively for the first 6 weeks (no muscle contraction around the knee). Passive work requires complete muscle relaxation.
This requires the help of the physiotherapist. Putting the splint back on each time you get up is advisable.
EXTENSION (In bed).
Passive: let the back of the knee touch the bed’s surface. The big toe looks towards the sky. Pay attention to the flexed knee position on the side, which allows the knee to touch the bed’s surface without working on extension.
Active: flash contraction to crush your hand under your knee.
On a chair: place your foot on a stool or another chair.
FLEXION
It should not exceed 90° for the first 6 weeks: At the edge of the bed, sitting symmetrically, drop your leg vertically, the foot remaining free.
On a chair with the buttocks well placed, the non-operated leg will push on the operated leg to increase flexion.
On a bed, a third person can gently move your knee into flexion.
From 6 weeks
Flexion authorized beyond 90°
Maximum flexion gain (stretching of the hamstrings) is possible around 3 months.
Stand with your leg on your thigh.
Lie on your stomach, bringing your leg over your thigh.
JOINT BREAK-IN
On a chair, using a skateboard, move back and forth.
After 6 weeks, on a bike, at the beginning, spinning without resistance. Then, gradual increase.
THE WALK
Walking is permitted with gentle support using canes and a splint for 6 weeks, then without a cane and a splint.
STAIRS
It is not always easy to find smooth walking on stairs. Help yourself with the railing. The stretching work in the third month will be of great importance.
MUSCLE STRENGTHENING
Strengthening exercises should be with minimal pain.
Here are some exercises for Knee cap replacement surgery and recovery
Thigh lock: On the bed and on your back, raise your leg and repeat the effort ten times. This is the only muscular exercise authorized for the first six weeks.
Starting from the 6th week, increase your biking power to improve joint strength and prevent injuries.
Exercise rehabilitation: after 2 months
A few steps
Driving: 6 weeks
Walking without a cane: 2 months
Outdoor cycling: 3 months
Crawl swimming: 2 months
Distant journey: 4 months
Here comes Hybrid Assistive Limb – HAL CYBERDYNE, a world’s first advanced Neurobotic application, that speeds up the Knee cap replacement surgery and recovery.
The Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) is a wearable robot that assists patients with walking, standing, and performing leg movements based on the user’s intended movement. It is aimed to assess the effect of HAL training on the walking ability, range of motion (ROM), and muscle strength of patients after kneecap surgery and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It removes the waiting period of conventional practices. Talk to our doctors and understand more about HAL from Cyberdyne and post Knee replacement surgery and recovery.
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