Week 3 Patellofemoral Partial Knee Replacement Recovery

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Scott Copenhaver

Күн бұрын

Quick vid cuz I made some progress!
Correction: my knee can get past 90° in passive positions! Lol not while standing

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@adamjacobson1993 9 ай бұрын

How are you doing now? Any plans for an update video?

@DobraLLC 7 ай бұрын

Please do an update. I’m about to get a kneecap replacement next month and was very athletic before my motorcycle accident 2 yrs ago. I even graduated to a 200 yoga teacher before the accident and really wish to get back on the mat. I’m hoping you’re much better and have good news for us.

@stevewatson-ph5wp 3 ай бұрын

How are you now Dobral? Good I hope

@DobraLLC 3 ай бұрын

@@stevewatson-ph5wp I had the surgery about 2 months ago. I was in a motorcycle accident 2-1/2 yrs ago and broke my left femur. They added a metal plate and didn’t know I damaged my knee in the accident. Many months later as the swelling started to go down the knee started make a loud crunching sound which I could feel. Right before the kneecap surgery I started getting back to yoga and got most of my range of motion (ROM) back in my knee and started to be able to kneel on something soft. So now back to the kneecap replacement. It’s almost 2 months and now I have a click sound in the kneecap replacement when walking but it’s way better than the crunching sound and the feeling it had. My ROM is now 125 deg on my own and 135 if I pull with a strap. I still don’t walk normal and if I try walking normal it’s a little more painful but it’s slowly getting better. After the accident I bought myself a small TENS unit from Amazon for about $35 and it was helpful. After the kneecap replacement I bought a much better TENS unit called iStim EV-805 and an extra set of Lyinie Tens unit pads both from Amazon and love them. I paid about $125 for the iStim unit. I was able to set it up to be nearly identical to the way the physical therapist have theirs set using the EMS mode. I use it on my quad for re-education which helps the muscle over the kneecap. I seem to use it more for my lower back on the TENS preprogrammed mode #12. It literally makes my low back pain go away better than pain killers. I stopped the heavy pain meds a few days after I got out of the hospital because I almost passed out. I only used 2 Tylenol 500mg every few hours and now I rarely take them. Good luck with your surgery.

@GreeneJPaul Жыл бұрын

Looks like a tough procedure man. Hope its getting better. I just had a bicep tenodesis a week ago and your videos helped.

@harveysangha1779 Ай бұрын

Hey Scott, how are you doing now? It’s been a while since your last video. Are you going to make an update video soon? I’ve certainly been wondering how you’re doing now…

@francescaindenmark 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this. Recovering from patellofemoral replacement at week 5 and it is nice to hear and see that what I am going through is normal. I totally underestimated how fast I would recover! I watched your videos before the surgery and I think your message that physio was alpha omega important had helped me recover faster. I also get concerned with this knee clicking and sometimes when i am walking my leg seems to just give out but I still have lots of swelling. Scar tissue is also a problem for me at the quad, did you experience this? trying to break it up with massage. Your videos are really helpful so thank you

@stevewatson-ph5wp 3 ай бұрын

How are you noe Frances? Good I hope

@stevewatson-ph5wp 3 ай бұрын

||How is your knee now. Scott I am contemplating getting this op and keen to hear how you feel about it now?

@pabloibarrarazo7776 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos. I was told I could need a patellofemoral partial knee replacement. The right side of my right knee has been misaligned for some years, and that side of the patellofemoral gruve has lost some cartilage. However, specific type of quadriceps exercises have helped a lot realigning the knee cap. Ok, my question is what is your prognosis? Will you be able to jog or squad and do some weight training for the legs? I'm afraid that after a patellofemoral partial replacement, my active sports life will be limited to what the replacement typically would allow. Thanks

@LynneMW1 7 ай бұрын

Would appreciate an update. Trying to decide whether or not to do this PF replacement. I’m 44 and fit. My knee maltracking and subluxing is the main problem so I would really like to know if the subluxing issue you had post surgery recovered. Best wishes to everyone in the comments going though the same thing, it’s tough to cope with this issue physically and mentally especially when sports are so important to us

@ScottCopenhaver 7 ай бұрын

I still have a tracking problem, but my situation is unique. I promise I will make a video very soon! Are you going to get TTO or something similar to address your subluxations?

@LynneMW1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply and Im sorry to hear you are still having issues, that’s really tough. I’m not a candidate for TTO so my surgeon is willing to do the patellar femoral replacement (he quite rightly made me try 18 months of physio before agreeing) I’m not in much pain but the constant maltracking with occasional subluxing is what is making me seriously consider the replacement. I’m just scared to start the ball rolling as the partial has a finite life and I’m not keen on the idea of needing a full in 10-15 years but I have no quality of life so will likely try it. Looking forward to your update video

@harveysangha1779 5 ай бұрын

@@ScottCopenhaverlooking forward to your update video!

@Cybernetic263 2 ай бұрын

@@ScottCopenhaverany update?

@harveysangha1779 11 ай бұрын

When’s your next update video coming?