Total Knee Replacement: Rehabilitation and Rehab Exercises

Rehabilitation after a total knee replacement focuses on increasing flexion and muscle strength. Understanding the signs of infection or a failing replacement is critical for patients returning to sports like jogging or golf.

Digital x-ray following successful knee replacement surgery

What Are the Causes of Stiffness After Total Knee Replacement?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Mary Egbert

Stiffness is one complication that can happen after a total knee replacement, or TKR. In fact, it occurs in roughly 6 percent of cases. Patients with stiffness may not be able to straighten or bend their knee.