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Yeah, I know you can't say until I see the MRI. But, youngest sister, mid-50's had a knee injury at work - workmans' comp case. She lives in a medium Mississippi town with, in my estimation, questionable practitioners. MRi showed a torn meniscus, per local ortho. He scoped knee. Found no torn meniscus, but "arthritis" which he "cleaned out". Now four+ months post-op, she is still having significant pain, and mobility limitations (limp). It has been a very long time for me and I just do not remember recovery expectations for this procedure (which did not exist in my days). Is this in line with what you would expect with a typical patient? I will try to get copies of the MRI DVD's but with these guys, they may be hard to pry loose. Thanks, RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | ||
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I’ve had each of my knees done twice over the years. The last two that I had done I was up and running in about two weeks!! Literally running! | |||
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I think it depends on the surgeon. When I was in the Navy I had a meniscus tear repair that took almost a year for it to be back to "normal". Later I had another done and was back to doing normal things within a couple of weeks with no pain. | |||
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I’m not an ortho, but I am a worker’s comp attorney, so sometimes I think I am. I certainly deal with messed up knees and related medicals on a daily basis. What was the original mechanism of injury? How old is she? Did she have any complaints at all prior to that? Is she better, the same, or worse since the surgery? Happy to make some educated guesses, but if there was no meniscus tear, I’d love to know exactly what the surgeon did. You can’t “clean up” arthrits, but you can scrape and smooth the bony rubbing surfaces in an effort to reduce friction. If he debrided damaged tissue that wasn’t meniscal, I’m not sure what it was. Finally, meniscus don’t heal and typically the more you take off to “repair” a tear, the more likely they are to tear in the future. Sounds like she had at least some moderate pre-existing degeneration. Don’t need to see the MRI, but the radiologist’s report and op note should be enough to at least give you a non-ortho surgeon translation of what’s going on with her knee. -Rob I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888 A=A | |||
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| Knows too little about too much |
Thanks for the reply. RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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Look into this! http://www.amnioxmedical.com/flo.html My wife was damn near crippled shot 100 mgs into the knees and was back doing thing she hasn't for years. Works on any joints including spine. It regenerative tissue from umbilical cords, no rejection, company is based in Atlanta, call them for a physician in your area! Insurance typically does NOT pay for this. What's your level odf pain and what's it worth to you. _________________________ | |||
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| Knows too little about too much |
Thanks. It might be a worthwhile therapy. RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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