Hello everyone!
I am glad I found this thread. I am 29 and scheduled for a TAR in November.
A little about my history:
Broke my medial malleolous in April 2017 and had surgery with 2 screws placed
Could not move my foot to point or flex after months of PT
Went to another surgeon who said the bones were placed incorrectly and had now healed that way.
Went to 3 more and received the same opinion
November 2017- new surgeon reset my ankle to try to put the bones in the correct position. Also performed an Achilles tendon release since I had had no movement since April.
May 2018- ankle still won’t move, scope scheduled for end of May.
Early May I tore my meniscus on my other leg and had to have knee surgery
Ended up going to see one of the top surgeons who says it has been misdiagnosed and he does not believe it is fixable without a total ankle replacement.
Previous surgeon thinks he can scope it to try to correct it (30% success rate)
Surgery scheduled for Zimmer ankle replacement for November 21.
I am 29 and fit. I’ll be the youngest person they perform this surgery on in this office.
Those that have gone through the TAR, should I try another scope, or go ahead with the replacement? I haven’t walked normally in over 2 years, but currently I am okay with most day to day activities though stairs and hills are hard, can’t stand for more than 10 minutes, can’t walk more than 20 minutes.
Thanks everyone!
I am glad I found this thread. I am 29 and scheduled for a TAR in November.
A little about my history:
Broke my medial malleolous in April 2017 and had surgery with 2 screws placed
Could not move my foot to point or flex after months of PT
Went to another surgeon who said the bones were placed incorrectly and had now healed that way.
Went to 3 more and received the same opinion
November 2017- new surgeon reset my ankle to try to put the bones in the correct position. Also performed an Achilles tendon release since I had had no movement since April.
May 2018- ankle still won’t move, scope scheduled for end of May.
Early May I tore my meniscus on my other leg and had to have knee surgery
Ended up going to see one of the top surgeons who says it has been misdiagnosed and he does not believe it is fixable without a total ankle replacement.
Previous surgeon thinks he can scope it to try to correct it (30% success rate)
Surgery scheduled for Zimmer ankle replacement for November 21.
I am 29 and fit. I’ll be the youngest person they perform this surgery on in this office.
Those that have gone through the TAR, should I try another scope, or go ahead with the replacement? I haven’t walked normally in over 2 years, but currently I am okay with most day to day activities though stairs and hills are hard, can’t stand for more than 10 minutes, can’t walk more than 20 minutes.
Thanks everyone!