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Patellar / quad tendon repair: home essentials
Brace locked straight early. Protect active extension. Ask before you bend more.
Home essentials
- Hinged knee brace that can lock in full extension (as prescribed)
- Crutches for protected weight-bearing and balance
- Ice and elevation setup that works with a long brace
- Firm chair and raised toilet seat — straight-leg braces make sit-to-stand hard
- Shower strategy that keeps the incision and brace lining dry
Before surgery
- Get brace lock, sleep rules, and weight-bearing status in writing
- Practice safe transfers without unlocking the brace early
- Clear walkways and move daily items to avoid deep squatting
- Schedule PT when your surgeon says it is time — do not invent a home ROM program
- Ask about clotting prevention, wound care, and when showers are allowed
Remember
- Fever, intense calf pain, uncontrolled pain, or heavy wound drainage: call your surgical team
- Sudden loss of the ability to keep the knee straight or a new “give way”: urgent contact
- Do not unlock the brace, force knee bend, or start active kicking exercises until cleared
- Online squat / lunge / leg-extension workouts can overload a fresh repair — wait for PT
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Kyle Macri, DPT, FAAOMPT and Steve Lucci, PT (30+ years combined experience). Patient education only; not medical advice.
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