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I had knee surgery in dec and i recently woke up in excruciating pain. i can only bend my knee to 90 degrees. could i have pulled something?

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Dr. Gabriel Betancourt answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

More info needed...: I'm not sure what kind of knee surgery you had, but there's always the possibility of complications with any surgery. If you had a ligament repair, it's possible that ligament could have torn again. If a piece of your meniscus broke off, it could be locking your knee and preventing you from flexing it all the way. I recommend seeing the doctor that performed your surgery to get it checked out.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/16/2014

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