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Muscle spasms after total knee replacement --very hard to sleep! does this make sense?
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Yes it can happen: Make sure your legs around your ankles are not swelling. This could lead to cramps. Support hose help. Also i recommend calmag to help with the cramps.
Answered 5/15/2016
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Yes: After knee surgery, the knee will ache at night and make sleeping difficult. It may get "restless" and cause muscle spasms in the 1st 2 months after knee replacement. This should gradually resolve.
Answered 8/3/2017
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