The patello-femoral joint :

Needing Advice!! - - Posted by SelimsLot (SelimsLot), 5 January 2005


Hi, my name is Selim and I'm 25 years old.  When I was 15 I developed a condition called myositis ossificans that left my right leg immobilized for 4 years.  When I finally got better I was so excited that I went "all out" and started exercising/playing without the proper rehabilitation I needed.  Well, I believe due to muscle imbalances in my right leg (as well as just overall atrophy) I really messed up my knee.

My knee has progressively gotten worse over the last 4 or 5 years.  This week has taken a turn for the worse, though, and has caused me to start searching for answers.  I experience many of the exact same symptoms that many people on this site have expressed.  I can cause my knee to pop like 100 times a day (and often due) either but pulling my knee in or extending it.  When I pull it in it seems to pop on the nside and when I extend it (while flexed) it crunches and pops.  It's been doing this for years but just gets worse.  About a year ago I started making it pop by crossing my right leg and pushign down on the knee.  When I squat down all the way and stand it crunches a ton.  

It's so bad now that I cannot run or anything.  I cannot stand on the bad leg and try to bend it at all.  The pain is too bad and my leg gives out.  

I'm really distraught because I love sports and exercise.  I run on a corporate national track team and I just love to stay in shape...it's something that relieves stress in my life and also keeps my self esteem up.  

I have a few questions.  First, what do you think is wrong with my knee?  Secondly, I have no health insurance so I am wondering what the cost would be for a typical surgery that may help me.  Lack of health insurance is the reason I've put this off but I'm so afraid of having to get like a total knee replacement at age 30!  How lame would that be?  

Please explain to me what is TTT as it seems to be talked about often.  My e-mail address is SelimsLot@aol.com

Thanks


Selim
Posted by ProfLiebstrom (ProfLiebstrom), 6 January 2005

http://www.kneeguru.co.uk/cgi-bin/KNEEtalk/YaBB.pl?board=abbreviations;action=display;num=1100480446

Hope that clears up what a TTT is and good luck with the knee

This old Forum was so valuable that we have kept it as an archive. It is just for reference. If you want to ask questions or offer advice, there is also a current Bulletin Board which you can access from our home page.