Chondromalacia

[gamer123]

I have dislocated my kneecap several times and had surgery a year and a half ago. I then dislocated it again and ever since I've had pain under my kneecap.

I've been to two orthopedic surgeons and had an MRI and found the cartilage under my kneecap had been damaged. Both doctors recommended different surgeries and I was wondering if anyone has had surgery for this injury before, what they did, and how they recovered.

[TOMMAX2]

I also have dislocated my knee and have chondramilacia of the patella. What kind of surgery did you have for your knee? Was it a lateral release?

To get the proper diagnosis for your knee youll have to seek out a patellofemoral specialist and those can be few and far between. They will be able to check for any lower limb malalignment, trochlear dysplasia, TT-TG offset, ligament damage, etc. and give you an accurate diagnosis. Depending where you are at in the country I can give you a name of a good specialist close to your area.

[gamer123]

I also have dislocated my knee and have chondramilacia of the patella. What kind of surgery did you have for your knee? Was it a lateral release?

To get the proper diagnosis for your knee youll have to seek out a patellofemoral specialist and those can be few and far between. They will be able to check for any lower limb malalignment, trochlear dysplasia, TT-TG offset, ligament damage, etc. and give you an accurate diagnosis. Depending where you are at in the country I can give you a name of a good specialist close to your area.

I had a MPFL reconstruction. The doctors I've seen have suggested everything from microfracture to cutting the bone and realigning my knee. I'm just wondering if anyone has gotten a surgery for this injury and if it was successful because both doctors I've seen said none of the surgeries are guaranteed to fix the problem.

[TOMMAX2]

I had a MPFL reconstruction. The doctors I've seen have suggested everything from microfracture to cutting the bone and realigning my knee. I'm just wondering if anyone has gotten a surgery for this injury and if it was successful because both doctors I've seen said none of the surgeries are guaranteed to fix the problem.

Well, if you had an mpflr and youre still having problems then there is likely something more going on in regards to your alignment. The tibal tubercle transfer may work if it is the right surgery for your problem but if its a rotational problem then the osteotomy will not be enough to keep the kneecap in place.

Instead of guessing what might fix the problem do yourself a favor and see a patellofmeoral specialist. Youve already had 1 unsuccessful surgery so you dont want to waste your time with more unnecessary surgeries when you can get the right diagnosis the first time around by seeing a PF specialist.

Some of the top patellofemoral specialists in the US would probably be Dr. Teitge, Dr. Fulkerson, Dr. Sanders, and Dr. Jamali... just to name a few.