These results are averages, remember that each case is individualised, depending on your general health, age, and attitude.

• 0 - 2 weeks after surgery: your activity level is usually limited, however, you will be able to walk independently, use the bathroom, and perform normal activities of daily living.
• 2 - 4 weeks you will be able to engage in moderate activities, i.e. driving a car and climbing stairs.
• Within 6 weeks, you will have resumed most of your normal activities. Squatting and kneeling come with time.
• Complete surgical healing takes 6 - 8 weeks. During this time some swelling and discomfort is normal and should be manageable with prescribed medications. After this time the knee tissue begins to soften and become more natural.
• Some patients may notice a small area of numbness on the lateral aspect (outside area) of the knee incision. This may or may not resolve over time. Some patients require an injection of cortisone (after 5-6 weeks) to relieve tissue soreness due to inflammation from surgery and re-adjustment of the knee joint

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