Knee Extension Issues After Surgery

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Hi All,

I followed through with dual-femur lengthening this year. I am guessing I waited too long to start PT. Because now my hamstrings and quads are so tight, I am unable to fully-straighten my legs when standing flat-footed (knees slightly bent). My PT specialists haven't freaked out about the situation, so I'm hoping we can work through it. - I just wanted to see if anyone had a similar experience.. - Or to inquire how long after surgery most people started PT. - Thank You

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That's how I did it.  Of course you can work through it by stretching unless you severely over-lengthened.  I don't understand why people think they need to go to a physical therapist just to walk and do pike stretches in the first place.

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Knee extension issues happens to all leg lengthening patients. Just keep up with your stretching at home and with your PT. It will be like that throughout the distraction phase. A few weeks in to the consolidation phase, you should be able to fully-straighten your legs when standing (assuming you keep up with your PT).

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How far are you?
Seems common past 5cm