open dataset · last reviewed 2026-06-05

Total knee replacement recovery data

Every measured number behind the Knee replacement recovery timeline, with the study each one came from. knee · confidence high · 1 interpolated point not listed. Part of the recovery data index. Quote it, chart it, cite it — a link back is all we ask.

Published cohort data. Not medical advice, not a prediction for your body, and not a substitute for your surgeon or clinician.

Measured pain by week

Measured pain by week after Total knee replacement
WeekTypical painBandScaleSource
06 /104–8our estimate — the paper prints no range0–10 as publishedstudy
14.7 /103.5–6.5our estimate — the paper prints no range0–10 as publishedstudy
25.4 /103–7our estimate — the paper prints no range0–10 as publishedstudy
261 /100–3.8a comparison, not a spread — The high edge is the average pain of the roughly 1-in-7 patients who had NOT recovered by 6 months — not the top of normal variation among people who did recover.0–10 as publishedstudy

Documented milestones

Documented milestones after Total knee replacement
WeekMilestoneReported rangeSource
0.3Hospital dischargeUsually 1-3 daysstudy
6Off crutches or cane / walking unaidedAround 6 weeksstudy
6Driving resumedAbout 6 weeks for total kneestudy
10Strength gate >=80% of non-operative limb8-12 weeksstudy
11Return to work6-12 weeks sedentary; 3-6 months for physical laborstudy

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Steady. Total knee replacement recovery data: 4 measured pain points and 5 milestones, from 3 cited sources. Last reviewed 2026-06-05. https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement

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  <img src="https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement/curve.png" alt="Typical pain by week after Total knee replacement, from published studies" width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" />
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    Pain band after Total knee replacement, from
    <a href="https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement">the Steady recovery data index</a>.
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every paper cited here (34)

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This procedure's records as JSON — one per question a person actually asks, each with the answer written out in full and the study beside it: /recovery-data/total-knee-replacement/claims.json. The whole dataset lives on the recovery data index.

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This page reports published cohort data. It is not medical advice, not a prediction for your body, and not a substitute for your surgeon or clinician. New severe or rapidly worsening pain, fever or chills, a hot swollen calf, chest pain or breathlessness, wound redness or discharge, or new numbness or weakness are reasons to contact your surgical team promptly.

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