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You need as much as you can get...really, the more you move the new knee the better it will serve you. A physical therapist can help you with the rehab in the hospital & after you are out. It takes a good couple months to get to the full bend mode, it is slow recovery for most...although some people breeze through. It takes almost a full year before you feel the new knee is your own. I had my right knee done 14 mos. ago and just last month had my left knee done. I would recommend doing the knees at time apart so you can use one leg to get to the bathroom & into the shower seat, etc.

You have to keep the muscles in shape to support your new knee.

I might add that after surgery, the muscles tune out for awhile & it is important to start movement asap.

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There is short-term recovery (6 to 12 weeks) and long-term recovery (3 to 6 months). Long-term recovery involves the complete healing of surgical wounds and internal soft tissues.

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