Patellar tendon severed and recovery post surgery

Can’t hurt to let a PT or ortho assess and see if there is anything that can be done. May be some weakness or compensation or tightness you don’t even realize despite the exercising.

Some of it may just be that you'll always be stiff. I had patellar graft taken for my 3rd ACL reconstruction and even 11 years later, I have some stiffness.

Alot of it for me is/was scar tissue. Super painful to break up when it's sat for several years, but there's supplements and exercise protocols that can help with that.

Dedicated mobility work did wonders for me, and a surprising amount of relief from adding tumeric to my supplement regimen.

To echo everyone else, a doctor or PT will be able to give you the most insight. I still compensate and have other muscle imbalances that didn't get picked up in my PT so I've worked through a few other things throughout the years to get it better. Even then, I've got less range of motion and a clearly less developed quad on that leg.

Edit:
I should add that it's not all terrible. Over time it becomes second nature and you notice it less and less, and gain more strength and mobility. It's a slow process though.

If I remember correctly and I likely don't, vitamin E at one point was one of the supplements.

As far as exercise regimens, it's really all mobility work and stretching. Mobilizing the patella (sliding your kneecap with your fingers) was something that was a regular part of my PT and recovery.

Breaking the scar tissue up kind of just happens over time. By my understanding there's not a real timeline to it, more in the sense of, this is the adaptation to new stresses being induced.

Thanks again

Thanks very much

The “tightness” comes and goes. Usually it’s tight after squatting or dealifting.

Orthopedic found some arthritis and a little junk but he said it’s not really enough to do a scope. He told me that biking is the best for it, watch my weight.
He gave me a injection