barbender
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I had a on the job injury Aug 15th 2018 . I was delivering automobile parts and as I stepped off my truck my right foot went forward and my thigh but my right knee snapped backwards and twisted shredding everything beyond repair.
On Sept 26th 2018 I had a total knee replacement which failed as a result of my workers comp not getting me into PT for almost a month after surgery and sending me a CPM machine 3weeks after discharge from hospital.
As a result I had to have a manipulation under anaesthetic which failed miserably resulting in a 2nd Revision on January 30th 2019 where the ortho surgeon had to shave bone off my femur and my tibia and install a smaller knee to allow movement of my ligaments and tendons to bend. Well even with going straight to therapy and having my CPM machine the revision failed and I just had a 2nd MUA and that failed.
After the day of the MUA I went straight to therapy for 5 days straight and first day I got 105 degrees, 2nd day 102 degrees, 3rd day 100 degrees, 4th day 94 degrees and 5 day 80 degrees flexion.
To add insult to injury the whole time I could barely walk as my Dr just informed me that during the MUA he tore my quad muscle. So now he’s stopped my therapy for a week and I’m just sitting at home healing.
I don’t know what the next step is till I see him in 3 more days cause I’ve almost lost all flexion in my knee so basically I have to start all over again. So in 9 months I’ve endured 2 knee replacements, 2 MUAs and possibly looking at a 3rd surgery.
Has anyone been in this position before???
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!
On Sept 26th 2018 I had a total knee replacement which failed as a result of my workers comp not getting me into PT for almost a month after surgery and sending me a CPM machine 3weeks after discharge from hospital.
As a result I had to have a manipulation under anaesthetic which failed miserably resulting in a 2nd Revision on January 30th 2019 where the ortho surgeon had to shave bone off my femur and my tibia and install a smaller knee to allow movement of my ligaments and tendons to bend. Well even with going straight to therapy and having my CPM machine the revision failed and I just had a 2nd MUA and that failed.
After the day of the MUA I went straight to therapy for 5 days straight and first day I got 105 degrees, 2nd day 102 degrees, 3rd day 100 degrees, 4th day 94 degrees and 5 day 80 degrees flexion.
To add insult to injury the whole time I could barely walk as my Dr just informed me that during the MUA he tore my quad muscle. So now he’s stopped my therapy for a week and I’m just sitting at home healing.
I don’t know what the next step is till I see him in 3 more days cause I’ve almost lost all flexion in my knee so basically I have to start all over again. So in 9 months I’ve endured 2 knee replacements, 2 MUAs and possibly looking at a 3rd surgery.
Has anyone been in this position before???
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!