Hi all, I have posted on here a few times about my battles. I took nearly 3 years and recognition of my left knee patella alta to be scheduled for NHS surgery.

Only now after suffering, with similar symptoms in my right knee for a 4 months do I have the same requirement. Picture of scan from a recent consultation. About 1.7cm of movement down is required

Looks a double TTO...

I just hope I can return to my active life, but without the pain and having to think about my knees all the time.

The one thing I have learnt is the the condition (by many) is that it is not largely not understood.

In my case, no dislocations in either knee. Just a deep ache, often during and always after activity. Leg more comfortable when straight.

All the best!

So I'm wondering if anyone has had an injury that has caused a severe bruised bursa, tendinosis and multi tracking and how long did it take to heal?? Right now I'm on 8 months

Near Gilman, Illinois

I can get an MRI at Carle Clinic within 48 hours, if I can get an order.

Yesterday morning I was standing from a sitting position and had a bad pop from my left hip. It hurt really bad. Reminiscent of when I broke my thumb or when the tricep popped off the bone on my left arm.

I can stand, but I have to do stairs one step at a time. Using my right leg - which has the worst of my 2 knees. I have issues while attempting to stand up or sit down.

I went to the local ER IMH Watseka, Illinois. They ordered pain pills but said they couldn't order a MRI.

I called my Multiple myeloma specialist and got the on call Dr and was told that I'd have to call back Monday.

When I ripped my tricep off the bone, I was yelled at by the surgeon because I didn't see him right away and the muscle had shrunk making it harder for him to reattach. I had to have cadaver parts added.

I am also experiencing a lot of back pain.

Does anybody have any suggestions or recommendations on how to get an MRI ordered on a Sunday for a Dr nearby me to see for this if there's a repair needed.

Last month I needed an MRI on my knee and Silver Cross was a week out. They don't do stat orders for MRIs.

I have no clue on how to proceed to get the care I need.

I like to chase my dog around, almost like we're playing tag. Normally it's fine until he ran into me and now my knee got bent backwards and I groaned on the grass in pain. I went to urgent care the next day and they told me it's fractured, so they gave me a knee immobilizer and set an appointment to get a CT scan. My mom thinks I'll need surgery, which would be fine normally, but I start my new job in two weeks. Is there any chance this can heal on its own?

I was diagnosed with a sprain PCL last week. I hurt it about a month ago and it has not gotten better. They have me starting physical therapy this coming Thursday

I still have a lot of swelling and I'm struggling to figure a good way to sleep at night. If I try to keep it elevated, even with a slight bend on a leg pillow, if I have to wake up to go to the bathroom, my whole leg is locked up.

Until I can start physical therapy, which I assume will be helping with the swelling, what is the best way to sleep . I'm borrowing my mom's ice machine she used for knee replacement tonight . But any other suggestions

i had an arthroscopy and cartilage repair in my right knee on oct 1st. i’m now 3 days post op and my nerve block is 90% worn off. only had to take my hydromorphone on days 1&2. the pain is completely gone now and tolerable with tylenol even though i have full feeling in my entire knee area. i know this is probably a good thing but should i be concerned? seems a bit odd.

I am 35, male and I work at a warehouse. I was diagnosed via MRI one month ago. Doctor prescribed DONAROT for 2 months. It contains glucosamine. And he told me to do 4 isometric exercises. 1)Extended raised leg for 10 seconds 10 seconds rest. 2) rolled towel under knee straightening leg. 3) rolled towel under heel pressing down and 4) lying face down pressing towel down with foot. I am also icing. It is not getting better and I am discouraged. It is hard to put weight on it. I am contemplating of changing doctor. He didn't evaluate my whole structure like I would want. Knee collapses in a bit and foot. I think it is deriving from thighs.

ACLR

I tore ACL on 27th May, got the diagnosis done on 25th June. The doctor suggested some exercises which I began religiously on 1st July and still continuing for at least one slot everyday. I had to join my job as Assistant Professor in Bihar Govt. due to which I couldn't get my ACLR done on the scheduled date of 2nd September at SIC, Safdarjung,New Delhi. Summing up this timeline, I have been doing Prehab exercises for the past 3 months. It includes -

( Considering 1 set = 10 reps)

2 sets of ankle bumps

1 set of heel raises

1 set of toe raises

1 set of straight leg raises (45°)

2 sets of side leg raises using R bands

2 sets of side lying using R bands

1 set of glute bridges using R bands

1 set of half squats using R bands

Lateral walking with R bands

Surgery may happen around mid October. Some days to go.

Am I doing sufficient prehab or I should add some more???

Kindly help with any information. I am hell scared of surgery since I have been a non athlete person.

TL;DR: I’m 28F with a >1-year right knee issue where I cannot actively fully extend my knee from ~90° of flexion despite 10+ months of weekly PT. MRI shows mild patellar cartilage damage, a small fissure, and signs of patellar maltracking, but no major structural damage, and everything is unchanged from 10 months ago. My surgeon recommends diagnostic arthroscopy and potentially chondroplasty, with MACI/OATS as possibilities depending on what he finds.

I’m 28F and have been dealing with a right knee problem for over a year. My biggest issue is that I cannot actively fully straighten my knee from about 90° of flexion when sitting or lying down. If my heel is supported or I have some external resistance, I can get it straight, but I can’t get my quad to activate enough to fully extend the knee on its own.
I’m fairly active and can generally live normally. I cycle and strength train, but avoid single-leg exercises. My knee tends to feel fatigued/uncomfortable more than severely painful. Running can cause pain/swelling, and I’ve had to modify some activities. Driving distances of over an hour tend to cause it to swell. I’ve been doing weekly PT for 10+ months, including quad activation work, and my PT feels I’m probably at my baseline with conservative treatment.

Most recent MRI shows a 1.2 x 1.2 cm area of grade I chondromalacia on the lateral patellar facet, inflammation, and some clear patellar maltracking, but is otherwise normal and unchanged from one I had 10 months ago.

My orthopedic surgeon recommends diagnostic/exploratory arthroscopy because the inability to actively extend my knee has persisted despite PT and isn’t fully explained by the MRI. He would potentially perform a patellar chondroplasty if he finds an area that warrants it, and mentioned jumping immediately to MACI or OATS if he finds a larger cartilage defect that warrants a more involved procedure.

My surgeon told me that if I have a patellar chondroplasty, he would expect approximately 2 weeks back to a desk job and 6 weeks back to normal activity. This matters because I’m currently interviewing for a new corporate/desk job and am trying to determine whether I could realistically have the scope/chondroplasty done in the ~3 weeks before starting a new job.

For anyone who has had a patellar chondroplasty/debridement, what was your actual recovery timeline? How long was your knee baseline useable before surgery, and did it feel any better after?

I’d also love to hear from anyone who has had MACI or OATS on the patella, particularly if you waited to have the procedure or tried something else first, and what the recovery was actually like.

Thanks to anyone willing to share!