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You need to get on your good foot! 
Lateral Tibial Plateau Fracture
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Ghillie
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Now you're not going to get to use your new climbing gear for awhile 
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That sucks.... Heal up quickly!
.That sucks.... Heal up quickly!
Slvrmple72
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Ghillie, I won't get to put it through its paces but I will be teaching my buddy on the tree in the backyard on the ground! :greenchainsaw:
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Ghillie
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That was cruel!! I was expecting an x-ray, not to be blinded by white!!
Some things you just can't un-see!!
Are thay going to have to drain any fluid off your knee?
Zero Gravity
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You should talk to Dr Mark at KTMtalk.com. He is an orthopedic surgeon that consults patients on all kinds of injurys. I trust his advice. He is quite blunt and gets to the point quickly.
http://ktmtalk.com/index.php?showforum=118
ZG
Slvrmple72
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They have not said anything about draining yet. Should be fun!
So sorry about your eyes, once the pool is open I will be sure to get plenty of sun ( and relaxation ) on your retinas behalf.
So sorry about your eyes, once the pool is open I will be sure to get plenty of sun ( and relaxation ) on your retinas behalf.
Ghillie
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Too late, the image is already burnt in.
They probably don't do the draining any more, the (ahem...) doctor that did my first knee surgery was a "butcher" (sorry if I offended any meat cutters) and he had to drain it about three times.
The second operation, no draining.
Sorry to worry you, just brought back bad memories of wincing in agony when I saw the swelling in your knee.
Hope everything goes well.
I have had my knee drained any number of times over the years. Needle hurts, but the benefits are immediate.
Your knee cartilage is lubricated by synovial fluid. When you have "water on the knee", the synovial fluid gets diluted and doesn't do it's job. This causes more irritation, and the inflammation gets worse. It becomes a catch-22: you can't get rid of the swelling, because it causes swelling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovial_fluid
There are a lot of reasons for having water on the knee, I'm sure that each has a different treatment regimen.
Your knee cartilage is lubricated by synovial fluid. When you have "water on the knee", the synovial fluid gets diluted and doesn't do it's job. This causes more irritation, and the inflammation gets worse. It becomes a catch-22: you can't get rid of the swelling, because it causes swelling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovial_fluid
There are a lot of reasons for having water on the knee, I'm sure that each has a different treatment regimen.
Slvrmple72
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It has been almost a week now and I have been going to sleep with my knee elevated and under a small hospital ice bag each night. I am seeing a steady decrease in swelling and steady return of the range of mobility in my knee. Follow up x-rays are wed this coming week. I have been careful for fear of displacing the fractured area but will be working with the doctor to make as quick a recovery as possible. School ends in May as well so maybe this was a blessing in disguise so to speak to get me to slow down and focus on my studies.
