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III: 3 to 5 weeks after surgery
During this phase you will work to maintain full extension and gradually
increase the amount of flexion your knee is capable of performing. If
you conduct your exercises daily you will recover the motion in your knee
as well as the strength in your quadriceps muscle quite quickly. You should
reach a point where you have a nearly normal range of motion by the end
of this time period. During this phase you can start using an exercise
bicycle and a stair-stepper, as long as you are comfortable and your knee
does not hurt or swell significantly after exercise.
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