Knee surgery should be knee joint surgery, after the operation, patients can exercise the knee flexion and extension function in the early stage, and then go down to the ground for rehabilitation training in the later stage.
Knee surgery can be categorized into arthroscopic cleanup surgery and knee replacement surgery due to the difficulty of the surgery. Usually, after the joint surgery, the later complications mainly include wound scar contracture, joint adhesion and local muscle atrophy.
In the early stage of knee surgery, patients need to rest in bed, and can try to contract the muscles of the lower limbs to promote the recovery of muscle strength and improve blood circulation in the lower limbs. These patients need to actively flex and extend their knee joints or passively flex and extend their knee joints with the assistance of others about three days after the operation, in order to avoid scar contracture and joint adhesion, which may affect the movement of the knee.
In the later stage, patients also need to carry out appropriate exercises according to the doctor’s instruction to avoid atrophy of lower limb muscles due to long-term inactivity.
It is recommended to go to regular hospitals for rehabilitation exercises.