When can I walk after revision knee bone grafting?
Honest answers from Elite Surgical, hip & knee revision in Bon Secours Mercy Health, OH.
Your knee revision surgery at a Bon Secours Mercy Health hospital included bone grafting to fill a defect. You are eager to stand and walk again. You want to know the safe timeline for putting weight on that leg.
After a revision knee replacement, your surgeon may have packed bone graft into a tibial defect. This graft supports the new implant. But it needs time to heal and remodel into your own bone. Rushing weight bearing can shift the graft or loosen the implant. That is why you must follow a protected weight bearing schedule.
Most contained defects require 6 to 12 weeks of protected weight bearing. This means using crutches or a walker with only partial weight allowed. The exact timeline depends on implant stability and the size of the defect your surgeon filled. Larger grafts take longer to integrate.
Call your surgeon's office at Bon Secours Mercy Health this week. Ask for your specific weight bearing plan. Do not guess or compare your timeline to another patient's. Elite Surgical can also help your surgeon choose a bone graft like ACTIFUSE that remodels predictably, so your bone heals before full load.
Once the graft heals, you will transition to full weight bearing. You will walk without the walker. Your knee will feel stable and strong. The right graft and a careful plan get you there safely.
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Pack the contained defect with a porous synthetic bone graft scaffold. It should hold shape and remodel as the revision heals. Do not leave the defect empty or filled with cement alone.
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Pack the contained defect with a moldable bone graft substitute that has high porosity and remodels into host bone. Avoid autograft if the patient already has a second surgical site. The graft should support the new implant while healing.
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Pick a graft that packs the defect well and has high porosity for bone ingrowth. ACTIFUSE's 80% porous scaffold fills contained defects and remodels into the patient's own bone as the revision heals. For very large defects, consider a moldable version like ACTIFUSE SHAPE to adapt to irregular contours. Avoid grafts that resorb too fast and leave the cup unsupported.
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Choose a moldable synthetic bone graft substitute for irregular femoral defects. It should pack into the canal without extra instruments. Look for a graft that remodels into host bone so the area is not left with permanent filler.
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Look for a porous scaffold that holds shape when packed and remodels over time. Match the graft format to the defect. A runny material will not stay in an open femoral defect.
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