However many people are able to return home immediately after their initial hospital stay.
Full recovery time for total knee replacement.
Long term recovery involves the complete healing of surgical wounds and internal soft tissues.
Follow your doctor s advice to protect your new.
The average short term recovery time for a total knee replacement is 6 to 12 weeks.
The average short term recovery time for a total knee replacement is about 12 weeks.
Long term recovery involves the complete healing of surgical wounds and internal soft tissues.
You will start your exercises straight away and will progress through the rehab programme as instructed by a physiotherapist.
The typical stay in a rehab facility after total knee replacement is 1 to 4 weeks.
After returning home people typically go through several weeks of home therapy until they are ready to begin outpatient treatment.
Ask your surgeon but a typical schedule might be doctor visits at 3 weeks 6 weeks 3 months 6 months 1 year and then once a year after that.
When a patient can return to work and the activities of daily living they are on the way to achieving the full term of recovery.