2 Sweet Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Well apparently I did. After a night of drinking, one of my friends knocked me over and I fell on some concrete. The knee was swollen really bad and I couldn't walk on it, but the pain wasn't bad so I figured it was just a sprain, or at worst a partial tear of the mcl (happened to me a few years ago in the same knee). I went to urgent care, got some x-rays, and they said my patella is fractured in two pieces and severely dislocated, and I might have torn a tendon as well. I have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow, and I'm willing to bet surgery will be necessary. Anyone been through this before? Any advice? What should I expect? It sounds like recovery is a very lengthy process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Ugh, best wishes on recovery. *Adds this to list of why he doesn't drink* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bad95gt Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I dislocated mine one night when I was drinking, looked pretty terrible when my knee cap was on the side of my knee, I didn't do any physical therapy for it and am now wishing I did..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBaustert Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Snapped mine in half in HS playing football. Got it replaced with a titanium fake and artifical tendons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I drink so that when this shit happens i dont feel it...whats your patella, the knee cap? my brother busted his into 3 bog pieces and a bunch of tiny ones when he was like 10 jumping rope at a family reunion. big 2" farm rope. Hyperextended his leg. Had surgery, nasty scar, spent first few weeks of middleschool in a full leg cast and a wheelchair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Ouch man, that sucks. Good luck on the recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks guys, yeah its the kneecap. It figures this shit would happen right in the beginning of the summer, just my luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks guys, yeah its the kneecap. It figures this shit would happen right in the beginning of the summer, just my luck well, the good news for you is that bone heals to bone much better than tendon heals to bone. if i had the choice of a patellar tendon rupture, quad tendon rupture, or patellar fracture----i would choose patellar fracture first, and the other two much, much further down the list. its a common injury that most general orthopedists should be able to take care of. if you want the name of a knee specialist, just let me know. yeah, your summer is fairly fucked---but there are a lot of worse injuries. you'll be able to put full weight on the leg, just no bending of the knee for 4-6 weeks after surgery. good luck kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks Kirk, I appreciate the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturg1647545502 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Snapped mine in half in HS playing football. Got it replaced with a titanium fake and artifical tendons. lol. thats BA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Pretty sure I chipped or cracked mine about 2 months ago, its just now getting to the point where i can bump it into stuff and it does not send sharp pain signals to the brain. I was walking in the dark and tripped sraight over my 110 lb dog lol. Tried to recover and put my left kneecap right into the wood floors. FF to 1 1/2 weeks ago, I broke the small toe on my right foot (on the concrete in the pool) lol, that fucking hurts to walk the first week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks Kirk, I appreciate the info Kirk suggested me to the Ortho I ended up using for my ACL reconstruction and I'm very happy with the results. Even if I have to go to ANOTHER followup today, which I will take an hour+ of my time to talk to him for 2 minutes. :fuuuu: This is every ortho from what I understand, I'm just bitching here. I'm also going to an excellent PT, suggested by another PT around town. Do pre-op PT, you will be happy you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Pretty sure I chipped or cracked mine about 2 months ago, its just now getting to the point where i can bump it into stuff and it does not send sharp pain signals to the brain. I was walking in the dark and tripped sraight over my 110 lb dog lol. Tried to recover and put my left kneecap right into the wood floors. FF to 1 1/2 weeks ago, I broke the small toe on my right foot (on the concrete in the pool) lol, that fucking hurts to walk the first week. I highly suggest you stop walking. :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Yeah I'm definitely going to embrace whatever PT they recommend. I'm having surgery Monday, they said I should expect 6-8 weeks before I can walk again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 What mods are you planning to your invalid scooter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944s2 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I highly suggest you stop walking. :gabe: LOL I know right? The funny thing is that I snowboard and climb etc, I have very very good balance but IDK what happened the last 2 months lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Yeah I'm definitely going to embrace whatever PT they recommend. I'm having surgery Monday, they said I should expect 6-8 weeks before I can walk again. It's beyond a time suck, have fun with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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