39 weeks after Knee ACI
I’ve to ease off some of the intensive physiotherapy exercises owing to the increased frequency of knee buckling and locking. Sometimes I also felt some low dull pain. Went for MRI with injection of radio opaque dye in mid February. The Doctor attempted to inject about 10 ml of dye into the knee with some difficulty as I felt extreme pain in the knee. In the end she did not use up all the dye. I was scanned twice, once with dye and another after the injection of the dye, a procedure called arthrography.
I’ve to ease off some of the intensive physiotherapy exercises owing to the increased frequency of knee buckling and locking. Sometimes I also felt some low dull pain. Went for MRI with injection of radio opaque dye in mid February. The Doctor attempted to inject about 10 ml of dye into the knee with some difficulty as I felt extreme pain in the knee. In the end she did not use up all the dye. I was scanned twice, once with dye and another after the injection of the dye, a procedure called arthrography.
Saw my orthopaedic Prof the following week, and reviewed the results of the MRI scan. The good news is that it showed a newly regenerated cartilage layer covering the femoral knee bone. However, some lighter-shaded spots can be seen, indicating the lack of a uniformly smooth layer normally found in healthy knee. There were also some sign of over-growth at the edges, but the doctor is not too worried about it. The Prof said this is still early stage of recovery, being only 8 months plus. The uneven cartilage surface probably caused the occasional locking and buckling of the knee. The scan fortunately, did not show any injury in the meniscus cartilage which one of my physio suspected I might have. The Prof prescribed another 3 months’ supply of glucosamine pills to be taken trice daily.
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