What happens when you fall after having a total knee replacement?

Answer 1

Because jumping puts stress on the knee. These activities include: tennis, Badminton, contact sports (such as football, Baseball), squash or Racquetball, jumping, squats, skiing, or jogging. Do not do any heavy lifting (more than 40 lb) or weight lifting.

Answer 2

I fell two weeks ago on the knee I had replaced a year and half ago. The pain had not gone away so I went to see my Orthopedic Dr. who said it was a good idea to come in to have it checked out and have an xray. He said when you replace the knee the kneep cap gets thined and their is a loss of blood flow so you can crack your knee cap easiley and sometimes may need to have surgery. If you do not crack the knee cap it could be a bone bruise that can cause pain and last up to 6 to 8 weeks due to the limited blood flow. He said that if after 6 to 8 weeks you still have pain and stiffness see the Dr. to have it checked again as swelling could have cover up the crack on the xray.

Answer 3

Well following knee replacement surgery implants have been fixed to the knee bones.

Patients should be extremely careful while doing activities and falls should be avoided.

When a fall happens with high impact it can break the bones surrounding implant creating loosening of the implants.

IN most severe cases a revision knee replacement surgery has to be done.