What it is
Excessive fibrous tissue and movement restriction beyond the expected course, particularly after knee or shoulder surgery.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Movement remaining markedly limited or worsening
- Pain and a firm block at end range
- Functional difficulty despite rehabilitation progress
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
Arthrofibrosis After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.
Literature review · 2019
After Surgery
When should the medical team be contacted?
Fever or wound discharge, wound opening, new one-sided leg swelling, difficulty breathing, chest pain, a cold limb, progressive weakness, deformity or sudden loss of function require immediate contact with the medical team or emergency services.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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