How long after arthroscopic debridement did you have the big open debridement? Was it because they were unable to see or get at all the places you had scarring because of the small space and limited viewing with the scope? Or did they consider the arthroscopic surgery a success at first and weeks or months later the abnormal tissue growth came back at which time they did the open procedure? Did they take before and after pics during arthroscopy? When you had the open procedure did they open the entire length of the original scar or just a portion of it. I'm asking because I have Patellar Clunk Syndrome and need surgery and wondering if I should just do the big open surgery to begin with since it's a better approach to be thorough than doing it arthroscopically only to to have it fail because of limited access. I appreciate you taking the time to describe your experience. It's very helpful.