
Suggest Treatment For Tear On Kneecap After Injury

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Hello!
I read your question and I understand your concern on whether something should have been done differently in the past.
Spinal degeneration is a process which involves all of us with age, its earlier presentation can be related to several factors like heavy physical work, trauma or at times simply genetic factors. Coming to trauma it can influence cervical spinal disease, accelerating it due to damage to bones and ligaments leading to decreased mobility, instability, increased strain on other levels.
However it is a case of trauma which includes in some way the spine, either the vertebrae, or the ligaments and muscles. Trauma like car accident with sudden violent neck movements, or falls with an impact on the spine. From what you describe there is no indication that there was such damage back in that December episode.
So I do not think that that episode contributed to the findings on MRI, it is a chronic degenerative process which has only now reached that stage where it manifests symptoms.
I remain at your disposal for further questions.


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Knee surgery in patellar tendon tear is better done as soon as possible. The earlier it is done the better to prevent the development of scarring which may limit the success of surgery, the healing and mobility after the procedure.
To assess whether 14 days was too long it depends on your mobility now. Usually the permanent scarring changes remain if it is delayed over a month, so 14 days is not that long and may not necessarily have had any repercussions, although again, the earlier the better.
As for the pain, if it is pain originating from the knee joint, I would say chances are there was some underlying condition before as well. If your patellar mobility after the surgery was well restored I do not see it as an isolated cause, it is more likely that there were previous arthritic changes of the knee already, which the immobilization period as well as weight shifts during the rehabilitation period, brought into evidence sooner.
I hope to have been of help.

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