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ScottBoltonPT -> Arthofibrosis Treatment after Total Knee Arthroplasty (October 24, 2018 12:26:15 AM)
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Hello all,
I'm searching for treatment options for a difficult patient of mine, who is post op week 5 after a revision of his L TKA.
HPI: 60 yr old male, operated on 5 weeks ago, elective surgery revision of L TKA, previously operated upon 1 year ago. Complication free revision.
Hx: originally injured L knee as a 19 year old soccer player, 'ACL rupture and MCL tear' as per pt. ACL and MCL repair as a 21 year old. 3x arthroscopic surgeries between 80's and 90's d/t decreased ROM and reduced function.
Activity Hx: pt remained very active between 21 and his early 50's. His reduced knee ROM limited the intensity of his activioty but not the frequency.
PMHx: unremarkable
Treatments thus far: mainly focussed on joint protection, AAROM and AROM during these first 4.5 weeks, pushing closed and open chain home exercise program. Scar tissue massage and soft tissue mobs to compliment program.
Problems: pt seems to be stuck at 65 degrees of AROM. Overpressure after an active warm up and manual joint mobs gets him to 75 degrees, but it does not remain once overpressure released. His limitations seem to be purely soft tissue based as he has heavy scar tissue formation.
Questions: I am hitting a bit of a roadblock regarding treatment options for the assisted breaking up of his scar tissue to fascilitate increased AROM + AAROM. Any ideas??
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