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I feel slightly foolish even asking this question, knowing how serious most of your knee injuries are. But my kneecap injury is nagging at me, and I can't decide whether to see a dr. About it or not. About 2 weeks ago I was standing on the door sill (I think that's the name.where you step when you enter the vehicle) of our SUV to remove my skis from the roof rack, and when I came down holding a ski, I misjudged my position and whacked my right kneecap squarely on the steel wheel well of the vehicle. Since I was holding the ski and didn't want it to hit the car, I foolishly made my knee take the full brunt of my weight against the metal. The pain was excruciating, but after several minutes bent over cursing and at the same time trying to reassure my 6-year-old that (despite appearances) I wasn't dying, I was able to hobble up to the lodge with our stuff. The kneecap itself was extremely sore and tender, but the rest of my leg was fine, and I realized that as long as I didn't so much as breathe on the kneecap, I could still get around okay and even ski.
That was two weeks ago, and the only change in the knee is that it did swell a tiny bit and develop just the faintest bruising. Otherwise, it has not changed a bit. I can get around fine, have skied several days since then, and have no pain or changes in range of motion.
One thing remains.if I so much as brush lightly against the right side of the kneecap with anything, kneel on it with any pressure at all on the right side of the knee, or bump or tap it against anything at all, the pain that shoots through it brings me to my knees (no pun intended) and makes me cry out. It is beginning to scare me that it does not seem to be improving at all, but at the same time I keep thinking that if it was broken, surely the symptoms would be much worse.
It seems like you all have a lot of experience with these things, so I am hoping to get an idea if this kind of lingering tenderness and pain is 'normal' for kneecap injuries. If it was cracked or had a hairline fracture, would I expect to have more and different kinds of pain? Am I being an idiot for not consulting an orthopedic dr. Thank you in advance for any words of advice you can provide. Hi Lisa, Where there is ongoing pain, there is likely some form of an injury, so your question is not foolish. From a distance and over a textual description, it's not possible for us to literally diagnose your injury, that's best left to an orthopedist. I would guess that if you were able to ski, your injury is not particularly bad.
If the patella is broken, you know it, and you would not be able to ski on it. However there are still many injuries that are possible that you would want to still have treated. You could have cracked the bone in some manner. More likely is bruising or light damage to soft tissue in the knee. A few years ago I hyper-extended my knee stepping into a hole in the snow. I skied on tele's the rest of the day, and it was not until that night that my knee swelled big time (nearly to the size it did with the patella break). An MRI showed a tear to the soft tissue on the back of the patella and extensive bleeding in the knee.
Diagnosis was to let it heal by itself, but I never would have guessed that by the symptoms. The point being, there are many injuries that should be looked at, even if the damage is not obvious. If you have any question, it's worth getting it looked at by an orthopedist. Assuming your insurance is reasonable, the visit will not cost all the much, and if there is an injury, you want to know about. Better now while it is more easily treatable than later when there may be fewer options.
Tenderness 2 weeks later is not normal, likely worth getting it looked. Let us know what happens. Good Luck, Joel. Hey, I fell off my bike twice and played 4 games of soccer before my kneecap fell apart, probably from a fracture from the first bike fall. Since I do a fair amount of sports, I totally ignored the knee pain during my soccer games. Let me tell you I seriously regret not getting it looked at after the second bike fall.
I've never broken a bone in my life so I didn't know what it would feel like. Rpg maker vx ace tutorial. But in hindsight, I can see why I just kept on going.
I can't remember the last time my knees were pain free, well before the injury, like 15 years! Great advice from Joel. What's interesting to me, and what makes it even more difficult for us to help you determine what is going on is - the breaks/fractures are all SO different and everyone's experiences vary. My automatic reaction to your message was similar to Joel's - there is NO way I could have gone skiing. Or played soccer.
Or done anything physical after my injury. As long as my leg was completely straight, I was fine; however, as soon as it was even slightly bent, the pain was excruciating!! I could walk, but I had to keep that leg completely straight & slide it. My fracture was displaced and in three pieces, some are non-displaced, shattered, etc.
I constantly learn something new from this board and the fact that Alex was able to play soccer and then had the same surgery as I is amazing to me. I think we will all concur - get it checked out. Lots of nice, helpful, knowledgeable people on this board, so do come back & let us know how it went.
Sit with your knee raised at least 4 times a day. This will help reduce swelling and muscle atrophy. Ice your knee. Make an ice pack by putting ice cubes in a plastic bag and wrapping a cloth around it. For the first day of injury, apply the ice pack every hour for 10 to 15 minutes. After the first day, ice the area every 3 to 4 hours for 2 or 3 days or until the pain goes away. Pain medicines such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, and others), or naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn, and others) may help ease pain and swelling.
Be sure to take these only as directed. Carefully read the warnings on the label before you take them.
Talk with your provider before using these medicines if you have heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, liver disease, or have had stomach ulcers or internal bleeding in the past. If you have a removable splint, you will need to wear it at all times, except as instructed by your provider. Your provider may ask you not to place any weight on your injured leg for up to 1 week or longer. Please check with your provider to find out how long you need to keep weight off your injured leg. After that, you can begin placing weight on your leg, as long as it is not painful.
You will need to use the splint on the knee. You may also need to use crutches or a cane for balance. When you are wearing your splint or cast, you can begin straight-leg raises and ankle range-of-motion exercises. After your splint or cast is removed, you will begin:. Knee range-of-motion exercises. Exercises to strengthen the muscles around your knee You may be able to return to work:. A week after your injury if your job involves mostly sitting.
At least 12 weeks after your splint or cast is removed, if your job involves squatting or climbing Return to sports activities after your provider says it is ok. This most often takes from 2 to 6 months. Begin with walking or freestyle swimming. Add sports that require jumping or making sharp cuts last. DO NOT do any sport or activity that increases pain.
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Knee cap injuries are fairly rare as they usually only occur if there is a great deal of force through the knee. The (patella) is a small, inverted triangle shaped bone that sits at the front of the knee joint. It rests in the trochlear groove on the front of the femur and sits inside the bottom of the muscle. The kneecap slides up and down in the groove but ridges on either side of the groove prevent it from moving sideways. It is held in place by strong ligaments, and the back of the kneecap is lined with the thickest cartilage in the human body. Whilst knee cap injuries are rare, patella pain is fairly common and can be due to a number of causes – see the section for more information.
Some people are more prone to dislocating knee cap injuries due to their anatomy - the groove that the kneecap sits in may be shallower than normal which makes a patella dislocation more likely. When someone dislocates their kneecap, the ligaments around the patella often get torn and when they heal, they don’t always hold the kneecap in place as securely, making recurrent dislocation more likely.
If someone keeps dislocating their kneecap, they may be offered surgery to try and make it more stable. Dislocating knee cap injuries are more prevalant in females and are most common between the ages of 16-20. Recovering From A Dislocation After a patellar dislocation, weakness and instability can persist for a number of weeks.
It is vital to follow a rehab programme to regain strength and stability at the knee to prevent future dislocations and knee cap injuries. It maybe necessary to wear a in the early stages and outcome depends largely on compliance with the rehab programme. It is important not to do activities which cause pain – this is a case where “no pain no gain” does NOT apply. Activities that put a lot of stress through the patella such as squatting, kneeling and jumping should be avoided. Initially, you should follow the (protect, rest, ice, compression, elevation) and then you can begin pain-free and.
There should be a particular focus on strengthening the muscles directly around the kneecap, the VMO muscles as they hold the patella in the centre of the groove and the gluteal muscles to improve the control around the patella - see the section. A physical therapist will guide you through your rehab and advise when you can start returning to sport. They may recommend wearing a for extra stability, either in the short term or long term, depending on your recovery to prevent further knee cap injuries. You can find loads more in-depth information in the section. Patella fractures account for approximately 1% of all bony injuries.
They are usually caused by a fall from a height, a direct blow to the patella or a massive tensile force pulling through the quads onto the kneecap. There may be a single break in the kneecap or the bone may break into any number of pieces.
Patella fractures are accompanied by and often there is damage to the skin, resulting in an open fracture. The severity of knee cap injuries will determine the management. Treatment & Recovery Sometimes broken kneecaps can be treated conservatively i.e. They don’t require surgery. If the fracture is non-displaced (the bones are still together rather than separated) you probably won't need surgery. You should be able to weight bear on the leg (walk) and start gentle immediately but you will need to wear a for 4-6 weeks that holds the knee in extension (straight). This can be removed to do your exercises.
When knee cap injuries are more severe, surgery is required. The broken pieces of the patella will be put back into place and held together with a combination of screws, wires and pins. One option is Tension Band Wiring, where they drill small holes in the different patella fragments and attach wires which hold the pieces together. If the kneecap has broken into lots of pieces, more wiring will be required and they essentially wrap wire around the whole kneecap to hold all the pieces together, known as Longitudinal Anterior Band plus Circlage Wiring.
After surgery, you normally wear a to hold the knee in extension, but you can remove it to do gentle. After approximately 6 weeks, once the bones have started to knit back together as new bone grows, can be started. You can then start weaning off the brace and by about 3 months the bone will have healed. Sport and vigorous work can start once rehab is complete, usually at about 4-6 months post-op. Sometimes, further surgery will be required a year or so later to remove any metalwork that was initially inserted if it starts causing pain. Occasionally, if the fracture is really severe and the kneecap has shattered, a patellectomy, where part or all off the kneecap is removed, must be performed. Visitor Comments “This is one of the best self-help & info sites of any medical condition I've ever seen.
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