Distal realignment x-ray post surgical changes

[Guest guest]

I have had bilateral distal realignments 1998-Rt and January 2000

left knee as well as 10 other knee surgeries. My left knee continues

to hurt a great deal especially in the area where the screw was (top

of the tibia) from the realignment.

I had the screw taken out of my left knee in August 2000 and the

bone filled in with inflammation instead of bone. In December 2001, I

had another surgery to clean out the bone and allow it to heal. This

fall I began having more pain at the site of the screw in the top of

my tibia. My doctor said I had a stress fracture which I had in the

other knee too several times.

I recently got a copy of my medical records. The x-rays reports

beginning last May noted a " re-demonstration of post-surgical changes

from the tibial tubercle transfer " . Does this mean that you can see

on the x-ray where they broke my tibia? Or does it mean that

something is abnormal-hence my pain? I continue to have a lot of pain

in that tibial area. I have gotten pretty proficient with medical

terminology unfortunately due to my knees but this phrase is not

familiar. Thank you to anyone who has a guess at this! Margaret

[Guest guest]

Not sure Margaret. Sounds like maybe the same thing is happening to

your knee as when the screw was taken out. I really have no idea.

Can you call the doctor's office? If you can't get the doc on the

phone (which you should be able to do), maybe one of the nurses or

someone else can explain the terminology.

HTH,

Doug

> I have had bilateral distal realignments 1998-Rt and January 2000

> left knee as well as 10 other knee surgeries. My left knee

continues

> to hurt a great deal especially in the area where the screw was

(top

> of the tibia) from the realignment.

> I had the screw taken out of my left knee in August 2000 and the

> bone filled in with inflammation instead of bone. In December 2001,

I

> had another surgery to clean out the bone and allow it to heal.

This

> fall I began having more pain at the site of the screw in the top

of

> my tibia. My doctor said I had a stress fracture which I had in the

> other knee too several times.

> I recently got a copy of my medical records. The x-rays reports

> beginning last May noted a " re-demonstration of post-surgical

changes

> from the tibial tubercle transfer " . Does this mean that you can

see

> on the x-ray where they broke my tibia? Or does it mean that

> something is abnormal-hence my pain? I continue to have a lot of

pain

> in that tibial area. I have gotten pretty proficient with medical

> terminology unfortunately due to my knees but this phrase is not

> familiar. Thank you to anyone who has a guess at this! Margaret