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In response to the inflammatory insult caused by TKA, arthrofibrosis occurs because of an overactivation and proliferation of myofibroblasts. This leads to an abundant deposition of type I collagen and scar tissue formation. This general cascade has been found to be associated with multiple signaling pathways involving primarily transforming growth factor-beta. Additionally, there is a multifactorial component of risk factors and comorbidities, which contribute to the formation of arthrofibrosis. Arthrofibrosis is diagnosed as both a clinical diagnosis and a diagnosis of exclusion. Using the patient's history, clinical examination, and diagnostic testing to rule out other etiologies, one can obtain the diagnosis of arthrofibrosis. While stiffness is an umbrella term that is commonly used interchangeably with arthrofibrosis, it is imperative to use the diagnostic testing to systematically rule out other causes of stiffness. There is no definitive imaging, biopsy, or biomarker test specific for arthrofibrosis currently, which makes obtaining a definitive diagnosis difficult. Nonoperative and operative treatment options are available for the treatment of arthrofibrosis. Most conservative approaches begin with physical therapy, appropriate pain management, and oral anti-inflammatory medication. Treatment options rise in invasiveness with manipulation under anesthesia, arthroscopic lysis of adhesions, open lysis of adhesions, and ultimately revision TKA. 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