patellafella's Fracture and Recovery

[patellafella]

i would like to write about my own very differnt outcome with knee surgery how and where do i do this

 

[patellafella]

had total knee replacement 7 months ago5months latter i was still in pain i went back to dr. he took xrays and told me i had a displaced fracture of the pattella he said to go back to pt and would not consider corrective surgery,, i had no trauma to cause this and i really question things like his technique or adhesive used in my surgery have had second opinions and they just say go back to original surgeon in pain and confused..

 

[sistersinhim]

@patellafella, this is your very own recovery thread. I‘ve moved your post above out of the Monthly team thread. That thread is reserved for surgery date information. Having this monthly team thread allows members to see who else has surgery in the same month as they did. All other comments and discussions should take place in a pre-op or recovery thread, such as this one. Enjoy interacting with and learning from others who are on the same journey as you are, here in this thread. If you would like a different title for your thread, just let us know and we'll be more than happy to change it for you.

Please tell us all about your knee surgeries, the dates, and which knee it was.

 

[Jockette]

he took xrays and told me i had a displaced fracture of the pattella he said to go back to pt and would not consider corrective surgery,,

I’m sorry to read your X-rays show a patella fracture, and that the surgeon is not interested in treating it.

have had second opinions

How many second opinions have you had? Were they connected to your surgeon?

In a case like this it is best to go a distance away from the original surgeon, for a second opinion, so you get an unbiased opinion. I would try a surgeon in a big city, it could be worth the drive, to do that. Most surgeons have more than one office, so if they have a city location, they probably also have one outside the city that would be easier to get to.

What is your pain level now and how is your ROM?

I also have a Patellofemoral replacement and mine has never been right, either. It’s been 6 years for me. Thankfully, mine is manageable, my ROM is decent, and my pain level also manageable. I’ve learned that with this kind of partial, we need a surgeon who has lots of experience doing them. I strongly suspect mine did not.