Knee surgery - Page 2

CDN SS · 05-02-2012, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryanbabz71

Crap I don't have an incision like that

2 holes and an incision as about an inch long (haven't seen it yet).

What did you have done?

Ryan

I had the Fulkerson procedure done, basically a slice of the tibia bone is cut away and relocated to the left or right and pinned in place. I still have arthritis in both of my knees (35 years delivering mail) but I no longer get sharp pain when I pivot the wrong way on my knee.

As long as I can push in the clutch pedal I'm happy.

*SSE 4 2SS* · 05-02-2012, 07:01 PM

Damn, Orthopaedic surgery has come a long way... I was 18 when I first tore up my knee racing motorcycles...

Military Hospital, I was an air force dependant in an army hospital, and the chief surgeon was also air force...

Two weeks in the hospital, 7 months in a hinge cast, and I wore a lennox hill knee brace for several years... I've had 5 tune ups since then, for bone spurs and worn cartilage... and one additional new injury about 8 months ago... same knee... so 7 surgeries in total to my left knee..

Several docs have mentioned they would like to do a knee replacement, but in my line of work, that would signal the end... So, I tolerate it and carry on for now...

Good Luck with the recovery and do what that PT, your wife, instructs...

05-02-2012, 07:01 PM	#16
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,812	Damn, Orthopaedic surgery has come a long way... I was 18 when I first tore up my knee racing motorcycles... Military Hospital, I was an air force dependant in an army hospital, and the chief surgeon was also air force... Two weeks in the hospital, 7 months in a hinge cast, and I wore a lennox hill knee brace for several years... I've had 5 tune ups since then, for bone spurs and worn cartilage... and one additional new injury about 8 months ago... same knee... so 7 surgeries in total to my left knee.. Several docs have mentioned they would like to do a knee replacement, but in my line of work, that would signal the end... So, I tolerate it and carry on for now... Good Luck with the recovery and do what that PT, your wife, instructs... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...