KNEEtalk
The WAITING ROOM => GENERAL KNEE QUESTIONS and comments (good for new threads) => Topic started by: thommo404 on June 09, 2012, 12:39:14 AM
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Hi,
I had a MPFL on my left knee in June 2011 after multiple dislocations. The surgery went well and I had the usual pain afterwards. I followed all of the dr's rehab advice. I religiously followed my PT's instructions and did the rehab. It took me 8 months to reach 90 degrees of flexion and still getting pain. I then swapped PT to a sports specialist. I am in law enforcement so need to be 100% to go back to work. I am now at 12 months and stuck at 110 degrees and it won't move any further. I also have extreme pain behind the kneecap and a bad creaking when I bend it. I cannot walk up or down stairs without the pain.
In 3 weeks I am going back in to have a scope to clean up the back of the kneecap. My OS has told me that he thinks I may have reached my limit with flexion and doesn't think I will get any further. He also said the scope may take some of the pain away but might not. I thought it is worth the chance to try and get rid of some of it.
Has anyone else ended up with reduced ROM? I can't run around with my kids and it sucks. I can't squat, sit for long periods with bent knee or stand for to long as it gets extremely sore. If I am on my feet for too long by the time I get home from work I am in agony.
Any ideas??
Thommo
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I think you might want to take a hop on over to the arthrofibrosis section of this forum. If you have AF, a "simple" clean up surgery might not be as harmless as you think.