I get a new knee tomorrow.

I don't know, I think you should have shopped around for a surgeon that draw a straight line. Funny how different yours is than mine - my scar is straight and just a bit under 7" long.
It's surprising how common this surgery is becoming. But I still think it's remarkable how they basically cut your leg in half and glue some new parts in to create a new knee. The prosthetic knee I got was developed a few years ago by my surgeon and his partner and mimics natural knee motion. Rather than just a hinged joint, I can actually swivel a bit on it just like a real knee.
Jokingly I told my kids to make sure they salvage it when I'm gone. Who knows what the value of titanium is going to be? They were not amused.

Incision was like it was because the doctor had to go around to the back of my knee and do some work on ligaments and tendons to get them to stretch out enough. "Waited to long to have surgery".