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Thanks for the link David, the website has useful information. And thanks for your kind words Clarkey There are a couple of points that I disagree with on the link. The first is the use of the word "aggressive" for physiotherapy. Physio (and all exercise) must be adjusted carefully according to how the knee reacts to it, and all care must be taken to not push too hard, or the situation can become permanently worse.And I can't agree that CPM is useless. I personally depend on the CPM to maintain my ROM, without it I would be a lot worse off, but I have to use it daily. The Flexionator that is mentioned as being helpful is just a cruder machine that does the same job as CPM, but is less controlled.Other points, such as MUA and open lysis of adhesions/revision TKR are very controversial. These procedures can cause serious damage, are technically difficult, and open surgery is particularly risky for TKR knees, because the risk of infection is so much higher, and the ability to control infection so much more difficult on a prosthesis. Injecting corticosteroids into TKR knees is also associated with a relatively high risk of infection, however, oral use can be helpful.Thanks again for the post, it's good to see a surgeon putting information out there so that people can understand the condition better.Kay