KNEE ARTHRITIS - Total Knee Replacement :

Weight-lifting restrictions post TKR - - Posted by snake (snake), 25 April 2004

I had a TKR in November 2003. My doctor has not specifically given a restriction on how much weight one can safely lift without shortening the longetivity of the artifical knee. Can anyone enlighten me on this this
I have done some research on my own and have come up with various numbers raging from 30 to 55 lbs. Feedbac would be apprciated.

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