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MPFL & TTO- 2 1/2 months post OP
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MPFL & TTO- 2 1/2 months post OP

So I’ve been pretty much cleared to take my brace off. Unfortunately though, my shin is not healing from the TTO- it’s partially healed. So because of that I still have to wear my brace until it heals (only outside of the house). I’m not in any pain or anything like that but for some reason it’s taking longer to heal. Those who’ve had a TTO done, how long did it take for your TTO to fully heal? ( not the incision but the bone that was cut open) and are you still numb?? lol. Also when you started full weight bearing and strengthening in PT, did you experience any sharp pain at the bottom of the knee?? I did but only when touching it. It went away this morning but I was just curious.

u/ThugginAce_30 — 7 days ago
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ACL repair with BEAR graft

If this even helps one person, then I’ll be so thankful. My experience with the Bear graft was suboptimal at best. I had a 70% tear in my ACL. Doctor suggested the Bear. I looked up a lot online and it seemed positive. Research, though new, seemed solid. I trusted my doctor although he was new to it. He made it seem like it was so much better to keep your own ligament and that recovery was faster and better.

It was not. I am almost 2yrs post op and now need reconstruction of the ACL. From the get go I had issues. I was not able to do any rehab for 3-4 weeks post op. No walking or weight on it at all. I was not allowed to take anti-inflammatories. I got a severe DVT and almost died from clots in my lungs. Likely due to inactivity, swelling and fact I couldn’t take anti-inflammatories because the graft wouldn’t take if I did. Then the slow painful PT. Flexion and extension were forever impossible and the knee was never normal to any extent.
I returned to full activity after 6 months, but the knee would always swell or hurt and never got to full flexion.
Went lightly running downhill a month ago and something terrible went wrong. Sought the opinion of two other ortho surgeons who both stated that they would never do a bear graft. Especially in someone extremely active such as myself. (I am 41, hike, run, rock climb, weight lift etc) they said it’s essentially like putting a bandaid on a stretched out rubber band. I have a positive lachman, knee is constantly in pain and unstable. MRI shows the graft in place but cyclops lesion formed and the joint is very swollen. If I could do it all over again, I would have said no to the bear graft. So many differing opinions. New science is cool but sometimes tried and true is best. Get multiple opinions before you do anything!!!!

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u/ambitious-cat-2014 — 6 days ago
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knock knees recovery

soo, i want thru a femoral distal osteotomy and other procedures to align my patella and overall my mechanical axis. Today my physician told me that after PT I might still have the sensation of walking weird due to the new distribution and my body getting used to it etc, etc.
If you have gone thru this, how is walking? do you hobble (not sure if thats the word)? any chances there won’t be a need to get it done in the other leg?
anything and everything please!

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u/Available_Sun_1252 — 6 days ago
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Your experience with MUA after TTO and MPFL

What was your experience having to have MUA after this procedure? Are you glad you had it? Did you regret it? Would you do it all over again? What was recovery like after? Did you have to up your PT sessions?

Im very worried....Im going on 8 weeks post op from a TTO and MPFL. At my 7 week post op appt my doctor wasn't super worried and cleared me to bear weight so I've been doing that. I started physical therapy 3 weeks post op so I've had 5 physical therapy sessions total. i returned to work this past Monday. I can only work 4 hours a day for 2 weeks due to extreme swelling despite elevation and ICE. My ROM is 72 degrees and my knee is very stiff like..to the touch and when bending. Its very painful and I have a high pain tolerance.

u/Loud-Flight-4465 — 5 days ago
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Knee replacement

My knee will not bend more than 85 degrees even after therapy, knee machine, pills, and a manipulation under sedation. Anyone else have this stiff muscle problem? If so, could they find any solution?

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u/Giftgallery2263 — 2 days ago
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Full Acl Tear and bucket-handle meniscus tear seeking advice

Hello everyone
I am currently a student athletes at Iowa state who plays or played ultimate frisbee. For those who are unfamiliar with the sport I'd say it's like a combination of soccer and American football but played with a frisbee(it's awesome and I love it). Unfortunately on March 12th during a practiced I went down with a pretty serious knee injury. Mri results below:
Full-thickness tear of the anterior cruciate ligament.
 
Large bucket-handle tear of the medial meniscus.
 
Grade 1 sprains of the medial and lateral collateral ligaments.
 
Acute bone contusions within the lateral compartment secondary to a pivot-shift mechanism, with contrecoup bone contusion of the medial tibial plateau.
 
Large joint effusion

I've done what I can thus far to have my knee as healthy as possible before surgery( not scheduled yet but hoping to have done at the end of may). In hopes to have some return to my sport my senior year of college.

I'm seeking any and all advice regard recovery pre and post op. I am incredibly passionate about this sport and not ready to quit by any means, so any tid bits of information would be helpful. Thanks ❤️

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u/Sea_Zookeepergame859 — 3 days ago
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24F | Genu Valgum + ACL Tear — We Fixed the Bone and Ligament Together.

One of the most important lessons in knee surgery: if the alignment is wrong, your ACL graft will fail.

She came to us with a painful, unstable left knee.
The diagnosis? A combination that’s more common than people realize — genu valgum (knock knee deformity) with a ACL tear.

This put me into a dilemma of what should I do the deformity or the ligament because both are related to each other

The problem with just doing ACL reconstruction In a knock knee, the mechanical axis passes lateral to the knee centre. This means every time the patient walks, runs, or lands from a jump, the forces on that ACL graft are skewed. Studies consistently show that uncorrected valgus malalignment dramatically increases graft failure rates. You’re essentially rebuilding a rope and then hanging it at the wrong angle.

The plan: staged correction
We performed a Distal Femoral Osteotomy (DFO) — a lateral closing wedge — to correct the valgus deformity, fixed with a distal femoral locking plate. Simultaneously, ACL reconstruction was completed. The alignment is now corrected. The graft has a fighting chance.
Key takeaways for anyone reading this:

Alignment always trumps ligament reconstruction. Fix the bone first, or alongside.
Young active patients with valgus + ACL tears are not straightforward ACL cases.
Skipping the osteotomy is a shortcut to revision surgery.

She is now 7 weeks post-op, full weight bearing, and starting rehab. 💪

happy to discuss DFO indications, the combined vs staged approach debate, and rehab timelines.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

u/greatindianortho — 3 days ago