Anyone had knee(s) operations?

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Hi all, (warning description below maybe ewww to some people)

on Xmas day 09 my left knee decided to give in and my knee cap (patella) came out of the socket and went to the left and wouldn’t go back in so they had to crack it back in place , so i’ve been in a cast for a month which i had off on Thurs last week 21st. I have to have physo and see a knee surgeon. From what i know they might cut up my tendions around my knee to make it stiffer and secure. Or maybe replace my knee cap all together (i am just guessing here as i’ve been reading about different aspects)

Has anyone had this op and what was the outcome?
 
Not had that op but, as someone whose had knee ops, they can be very difficult to recover from due to constant load and usage making resting fairly difficult.

So it sounds like you dislocated your kneecap badly, but not sure why the cast specifically just to restrict movement fully to allow better healing? Because I'm not entirely sure a dislocated joint actually needs a cast in and of itself. I would hazard a guess that with a serious dislocation damage to ligaments is very possible which is why they might need to do work to fix damage and prevent it happening again.

Unless there was specific damage to the kneecap I wouldn't imagine you'd need a replacement, dislocations afaik are caused more by weakened/damaged ligaments/tendons around the joint allowing the extra movement for the kneecap to pop out of place rather than the kneecap being damaged which causes the kneecap to pop out.

My kneecap was sliding around as it hit bumps beneath it, which caused a lot of wear and tear, when they went in to remove the bumps they found the knee cap worn down and the reason I had so much pain at that stage was the underside of my kneecap was basically slightly spiky and was causing a lot of minor cuts as it moved. That sucked, they gave my knee cap a quick shave/polish while they were in there.

Still got sucky knees though, good luck with the surgeon/check up, hopefully its no where near as bad as you think, assuming like most people you've been on the net and read every worst case scenario there is :p

Internet sucks when you're recovering from something as you'll invariably convince yourself its worse than it is.
 
I knew a girl who had her kneecaps replaced after she fell out of a tree. She was quite happy to show me how freely the replacements moved around :eek:

Not had anything done myself though I know a few people who have had keyhole surgery on joints and are making good/full recoveries.
 
drunkenmaster said:
Not had that op but, as someone whose had knee ops, they can be very difficult to recover from due to constant load and usage making resting fairly difficult.

So it sounds like you dislocated your kneecap badly, but not sure why the cast specifically just to restrict movement fully to allow better healing?
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Thanks for the comments + links guys :)

Had a cast on for better healing :) have it in a sports type support now but even with it off i can't really bend my knee much without it causing a lot of pain! I just hope the physo goes okay :)
 
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Never had a knee op but did suffer from Osgood-Schlatters Disease as a teenager when playing lots of rugby and basketball (my 2 major sports).

Always had a bit of weakness in the knees, but then in my 20s started to exercise even more and seem to strengthen them to no end. They're probably pretty tough now, and I guess squatting has helped me too! :D
 
Not had a knee cap relacement but I had an Arthroscopy and Micro fracture surgery on the left knee last October:


What is Microfracture surgery?
http://orthopedics.about.com/od/hipknee/a/microfracture.htm

Rehabilitation:

http://orthopedics.about.com/od/hipknee/a/microfracture_2.htm

The area I've had the microfacture surgery is within the groove for the patella (trochlea). I've also had all the rubbish and things smoothed out. Problem is cartilage doesn't repair very well and is easily worn. The microfracture helps build it's own layer of protection around the joint.

3 months later I am making small progress and I am now back my bike and cross trainer. I've not stopped going to the gym but it's been upper body work only. I have followed all advice given to me and I know see a personal trainer to get the the strength back without doing damage. My objective is to start strengthen my legs again and get back running but I'm still a few month off this.

Unfortunately, the operation wasn't a complete success because my legs are slightly outwards. My consultant wants to break the bone nd reset my legs but this means my knee will be out off line. There purpose of the above operation was to see if it eased things before having the major surgery, which is my choice. Problem is it both legs :(
 
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Hi guys,

Well as i am at the moment im working on my Hamstring and main muscles that surround my knee doing physio once a week. Can't say I enjoy doing the exercises that much but I've not worn my knee brace for a week and notice a lot of difference with it off. It's still quite swollen but still cant get my knee straight to touch the floor. Been trying to find different exercises to do to help the hamstring but don't know if i should or not atm I'm just using a football behind my knee and moving it so my leg is straight to loosen the hamstring as its tight as anything.

I have MRI scan on the 2nd of March \o/
 
I've had cartlidges out of both knees the old way - where they slice you open.
Before the Op the surgeon actually told me that I would be in great pain after the op and it could take a while to get better because you basically have to train your knees like a baby again.
He wasn't wrong because I've got a very high pain threshold but I kept waking up in agony and a nurse would be there with an injection.
I trained myself really hard (I was a Black Belt at the time) and I was back running in 5 weeks although most took 16 weeks.
Of course Key Op surgery is different.
I can't imagine what a replaced knee cap would be like.
 
I Have an MRI scan today should be interesting as I've never seen/been to one before :)
 
Freefaller said:
Never had a knee op but did suffer from Osgood-Schlatters Disease as a teenager when playing lots of rugby and basketball (my 2 major sports).

Always had a bit of weakness in the knees, but then in my 20s started to exercise even more and seem to strengthen them to no end. They're probably pretty tough now, and I guess squatting has helped me too! :D
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I had that too. Unfortunately mine never got better. :p

My both knees are wrecked, but especially the right. Often locks up and can be quiet painful. Chickened out of an operation.
 
Ive had my left knee completely blown out...due to an ice hockey accident when iw as younger...playing for my local team in Canada and i ended up on the boards with some guys coming at me full pelt and nailing my left knee against the boards...all i can remember is the immense pain that i felt as my left knee shattered....left knee cap had to be replaced as the original knee cap was shattered into a million pieces :/...its not the sort of pain i would wish on my worst enemy in all honesty...was in a cast after the operation for a good few mths as well.

Wasnt nice and my left knee still plays up now and again especially so when its damp and cold...this winter its been sheer hell because of the cold and dampness of this bloody country...ive had to spend a few days in bed with my knee being kept warm as much as possible.

Thats why i cringe at times when im watching ice hockey games and i see them crashing into the boards at full pelt :/
 
Hi all,

Well i've had an MRI scan and i've been told that my knee's ride high and don't sit in the groove properly. I'm going for a CT can in 7 weeks and then (i've made my mind up already) going to have an operation.

First from the CT scan he's going to see where my mucles are connected to at the back of my shin (if its more to the left or right) he will move them central. He will then cut the top of my shin away so my knee can move down more and slot in. He will then use my hamstring to loop over my knee to stop it even more. He said there is about 90-100% it won't dislocate but i will be in pain for the rest of my life.

ill be off work for around 6 months :(
 
Never had that op but I have a torn cruciate knee ligament and i'm too scared to have the surgery lol! Because it can take a year to recover with stupid amounts of physio and it's not guranteed. So i'll do it if I need to.
 
I've got patella tendenitus (sp?) which is where the patella doesn't run correctly within the knee and isn't strong enough. Physio helped me enough for it not to cause constant pain, but it has been suggested that I may want to consider an operation. However a bloke at work has had 5 knee operations on the NHS all of which were botched, he's ended up going private and paying himself. He showed me the video of the surgeon going in a removing all of the dead scarr tissue from the previous op's, considering the small amount of space in the knee the amount that was removed was shocking. Althought this hasn't put me off, I know that I'd think twice about it.

As long as you get a good physio and make sure you follow the program correctly you may be able to avoid having an OP
 
Vegeta said:
Never had that op but I have a torn cruciate knee ligament and i'm too scared to have the surgery lol! Because it can take a year to recover with stupid amounts of physio and it's not guranteed. So i'll do it if I need to.
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What grade is the tear? I'm guessing grade 2...seen as you don't need it. :confused:



Do you not do any sports?
 
Azza said:
What grade is the tear? I'm guessing grade 2...seen as you don't need it. :confused:



Do you not do any sports?
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Don't know. The doctor recommended I get it done ASAP as it will most likely cause me arthiritis in the future and damage my cartilledge. It doesn't hurt when I walk but if I was to twist it then it could 'go' again which is very very painful! By the end of the night my knee is a little more stiff and a dull pain as i've been walking on it all day. I only do weight's at the gym currently but I used to play football (which i've quit as it generally gives me a whole host of injuries) and I used to run (which I will do again soon when I try to get leaner).
 
Vegeta. I've got a client who doesn't have an ACL due to a tear and no repair. When we started he couldn't even squat 30 degrees without massive wobble and poor tracking.

With constant nagging and training, he can now do depth squats, jumps and we're now lunging with theraband swings to prep him for squash playing in a few months :)

So it goes to show bud, even if you don't have the repair, your knee can still be strong and stable.

Ant :cool:
 
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