OATS 7 weeks ago, ROM very limited, I'm starting to get very worried

[SamFM]

Hi I'm new here, thanks in advance to anyone nice enough to help me because I'm really worried about my situation.  I'm 26, I had a condylar condral lesion, an intrarticular free body and 13° of valgus in my right knee. I had surgery 7 weeks ago, they removed the free cartilage, did an OATS and osteotomy to correct the valgus defect in my femur. I have to say I never did great at PT,  the doctor was always saying I was behind schedule with my bending but I never thought it was that bad until now. I'm bending around 100°, not active extension and I'm very scared I might develop an arthrofibrosis. My next appointment is in a week, I've been working really hard on therapy and I've read some threads where people get better even after 4 months. I'd appreciate hearing about you experiences, am I really that behind?

[vickster]

You had major multiple surgery procedures just 7 weeks ago, be patient and keep at it.  It'll likely take you 6-12 months to feel back to normal after OATS and osteotomy.

How can you do badly in physio, everyone is different and heals at a different pace? Rehab is not a sport. It's also easy to overdo it. If your physio is pressurising you or pushing you excessively, find another

Good luck

[SamFM]

Ok thanks! I do understand it was quite a big surgery but I'm worried about not gaining more ROM, although I do notice improvement it hasn't been that great in the past weeks (that's what I meant with not great at PT lol,  .)anyway thanks, I just really hope I can go back to a full ROM in a reasonable amount of time, because honestly before the surgery it didn't even hurt that much and I had "a normal life", now I can't even ride a bike normally.

[vickster]

Why did you have the surgery if limited symptoms?

[jackson7]

 What do you consider "full" knee ROM? It only takes about 0 ext/120 degrees flexion to walk with a normal gait.

[SamFM]

It didn't really hurt but the chondral lesion was quite big and there was this piece of bone/cartilage floating inside the joint, so it was very likely I would develop arthrosis very young and would probably need a full knee replacement at a very young age.
Yeah, I can probably walk, but full ROM is around 135°, walking is not all you do with your legs.  Anyways, thanks for your help, I'll keep doing my best at Pt,  hoping it'll get better soon  .  I'll attach a picture of the arthroscopy so you can see the defect.