Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Can't speak from my own experience, but knew a woman who had it done about 10 years ago. Worked for her (she was a mountain climber). When I suggested this to my doc he winced. Ann Smoothing Cartilege Anyone have their cartilege " smoothed out " via arthroscopy? Is this more successful than lateral release (which my doc does not believe in)? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Any idea why your doc would be against this? A renowned surgeon I met with believes it in completely... > Can't speak from my own experience, but knew a woman who had it done about 10 years ago. Worked for her (she was a mountain climber). When I suggested this to my doc he winced. > > Ann > Smoothing Cartilege > > > Anyone have their cartilege " smoothed out " via arthroscopy? Is this > more successful than lateral release (which my doc does not believe > in)? Thanks. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Well, he didn't say. At the time, I was of the opinion that scraping away damaged articular cartilage would leave the underlying tissue even more vulnerable to wear (this is assuming that the real problem -- maybe a subluxating patella -- would still be there). But if this isn't true, I'd very much like to know, because I'll do whatever it takes, as long as it's likely to work. I had a lateral release in 1995 and that worked till 1999. I DIDN'T have CP at the time. What I had was a crazed articular lining of the kneecap (like raku pottery -- saw it on the videotape he made). The OS said since it was crazed, it couldn't handle all the pressure of, say, hiking downhill, and sent out subtle pain signals and the IT band joined the club and contracted and pulled the kneecap over. Who knows? But the LR did work. For 4 years anyway. If a LR would work again, I'd do it in a minute. But when I saw him last time (with the MRI's in hand), he said well, he could do a LR, but he didn't sound nearly as convinced then that it would work as he was in 1995. I'm seeing a different doc as soon as I can get an appt. I've started doing some VMO strengthening exercises on the hypothesis that my patella is subluxating. Of course this could take months. Still -- cheaper and less traumatic than surgery, and probably can't hurt. Smoothing Cartilege > > > Anyone have their cartilege " smoothed out " via arthroscopy? Is this > more successful than lateral release (which my doc does not believe > in)? Thanks. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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