Knee brace fit check
My wife had MPFL, TTO and lateral lengthening surgery this week and unfortunately due to a hospital oversight we never got a formal brace fitting done. We’ve been provided information on fit now, but want to check still.
Aftercare instructions are that the leg can be full weight bearing while the brace is locked, supported by crutches for the first few weeks (sounds like this is different in Canada than in the US?). We made some adjustments to the brace due to some swelling issues but now my wife says it feels different. There’s more pressure on her knee while moving, kind of feeling the weight of the brace more. Tuesday was the peak of the pain but Wednesday and Thursday things were feeling way better. Thursday evening we went to the ER because it looked like she was having symptoms of a DVT and all the walking and standing seem to have caused quite a set back pain wise, and it doesn’t seem to be getting better. We noticed the brace looked different in pictures from Wednesday vs Thursday and today and are trying to figure out if there’s a connection.