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Patellar fracture during knee replacement surgery
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Aug 15, 2023 | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
Hello @patellaprob. I moved your discussion and combined it with an existing discussion on the same topic:
- Patellar fracture during knee replacement surgery
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/patellar-fracture-during-knee-replacement-surgery
I moved your post here so you could read through others' experiences with this similar issue and so you could meet @krikett, who had an experience quite similar to your own.
@patellaprob, because you are not eligible for a revision due to your insufficient bone stock, what has been suggested to you for a path forward to address your patella and pain? What sort of range-of-motion were you able to achieve with being in an immobilizer for 8 weeks post-op? That must have been a tough recovery without any PT.
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The problem is that nothing is suggested…it’s almost like my condition has been waved off. No future appointments.. My surgeon indicated that he would write me permanent restrictions to give to my employers. Absolutely not what I wanted to hear as I have two full time jobs both of which are necessary for me to continue working to support myself. As for the pain, it continues to worsen every day. Each morning I am awoken by a pain that surges from my knee with even the slightest leg movement. I choose to not take pain meds. I don’t like how they make me feel. I am only 57 years old. I can’t imagine living the rest of my life likes this.