I had ortho on both knees. The left knee wasn't bad, apparently they just had to 'clean some stuff up', or so I was told. My right one I blew out pretty good. Was going to try and dunk a ball in an intramural basketball game and hit a loose floorboard. KNee cap was way off to the right and it messed up everything in there. And with only 10 seconds left in the game, too. Had the surgery, and was back playnig volleyball in 2 months. Although now it hurts like hell going up and down stairs (20 years later), and makes a crinkling sound like tin foil.

I get the crinkling sound from the knees too, but I assumed it was still remnants of the Chondromalacia. If they said they were "cleaning stuff up" in the left knee, that sounds like Chondro to me.

 

 

I get the crinkling sound from the knees too, but I assumed it was still remnants of the Chondromalacia. If they said they were "cleaning stuff up" in the left knee, that sounds like Chondro to me.

The crinkling is in my right one, and the last doc i went to said it was an inflamation of the bursa sac. Gave me some stuff to try and reduce that, but didn't work. Surgery is an option, but not until after I get a job and hold it for a bit.

I tore my ACL when I was 17 playing soccer, i'm 34 now. I was on crutches for 6 weeks then a knee brace for about 8 months after. Therapy lasted 9 months, they used part of my patella tendon to replace my ACL. My knee still feels as good as new, i still play many sports. try to strengthen your knee as much as you can prior to the surgery, which will help in recovery. Hang in there it's a long tough road to recovery but you can do it.

I have had both knees scoped when I was in high school. My doctor never perscribed physical therapy and I pay for it now.

No matter what, do not undermine physical therapy.

Succesful surgery, but it hurts like hell when the meds start to wear off. Im hoping this pain goes away quick.

Get well soon bigruss...you dream of being a dancer still lives on...

I've dislocated both kneecaps 3 or 4 times each. Pretty much puts you out for a month at the least. If you get big time swelling and fluid in the knee, it takes way longer and may require being drained.

 

Sometimes people don't realize they dislocated their kneecap because when they look down, it's in the right place. It's happened to me however that it pops out and snaps right back into place. Every time I dislocated it, I just straighten my leg and it snaps back in. Painful as s***.

I've dislocated both kneecaps 3 or 4 times each. Pretty much puts you out for a month at the least. If you get big time swelling and fluid in the knee, it takes way longer and may require being drained.

 

Sometimes people don't realize they dislocated their kneecap because when they look down, it's in the right place. It's happened to me however that it pops out and snaps right back into place. Every time I dislocated it, I just straighten my leg and it snaps back in. Painful as s***.

 

Dude...you're like Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon!!!