Lateral Release....?

Question

I just went back to the ortho today, and he ordered another MRI, and he thinks that among the other problems that i am having with my knee(ligament issues) the main reason that my knee has been giving out, and making a loud popping and shifting sensation everytime i try to stand up(with my immobolizer on, cause i cant put any weight on it without it on) is because my patella is maltracking and he wants to possibly do a lateral release to help correct the problems... I may still be having to have the microfracture, and ligaments corrected, but he wont know for certain until he looks at the new MRI or gets in there and sees what exactly is going on...

If I only wind up needing the lateral release(which at this point i am hoping for) what is the recovery time?

Will i be ready for competitve cheer by mid setpember- early october?

Answer 1

ok,



Did ur OS check if you had a torn menscus ( checking the knee physically, (a mcmurray's test for a torn menscus google it)



does ur kneecap actually dislocate (going off the side toltally)?



I would say that since you have torn ligaments and possibly torn menscus, these two things are making your maltracking of your kneecap seem worse/feel worse. PLease ask ur dr.



also ask him for the recovery time for a lateral release (by itself)



recovery time Menscus repair (if needed) by itself and combnd with any for other possible surgeries you may need



recovery time for a straight forward ACL reconstruction (allograft, your own tendons (hamstring or patellar),



Recovery time for ACL reconstruction combind with MCL surgery



Recovery time for ACLr combind with meniscus surgery



Recovery time for ACLr combind with lateral release



Recovery time combind with ACLr,laterla release, MCL repair and meniscus surgery.



also when your dr stressed ur ACL and MCL, did he say anything about them? Were You fully relaxed when he did those tests?



Please let me know

lateral release and removing ONLY the torn piece of the meniscus will take the least amt. of time. also for ALL of these surgeries, it depends on what damaged was done inb your knee and what your dr's preferences are.



if you want to read up on any of these things google "kneegeeks forum" and click on anything that has to do with knees, You cna view the posts without registering. BUT if you want to ask the people who post on there for any input on anything, then you'll have to register (its free)

good luck



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Answer 2

I would recommend against a lateral release. Lateral releases have a very low sucess rate and are only effective in cases where the lateral retinaculum has been scarred down. At the Orthopedic practice I work for, we hardly ever perform a lateral release by itself, as it may be required for other procedures such as a posterolateral recon. or a TTT/fulkersons. An isolated lateral release is almost never necessary, and often causes even more problems. The key is to determine where the laxity is, and the direction of the reduced patellar glide. If the medial structures are loose, then a lateral release will make the situation worse, as the medial structures must be normal in order to keep the kneecap aligned properly.



Our patients undergo extensive radiographic and manual testing before a lateral release would even be considered. There are so many other, better options to help deal with maltracking.



Look up posts about lateral releases on the knee guru site, and you will find quite a few people, myself included, who wished that they never had one.

Answer 3

When I had a lateral release done I was up and running around in 4 weeks. The doctor cleared me for sports in 6 weeks. I had gone back to work a week after surgery. A lateral release is a little more painful then a typical scope surgery. But they do it with a scope. I did wake up with a tracking brace on and struggled a little bit with the tracking brace because the pad of the brace pushed down on where the surgeon cut. But it does fix the maltracking problem. And I never had to do rehab. Surgery is like nothing for that.

Answer 4

I had it...i became into 15 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous basketball participant as quickly as I had it, and that i'm 17 now. I now desire knee replacements and assorted different surgeries earlier that. it is purely made concerns worse. I now can not even run or bounce. yet I additionally had terrible knees to start with. however the lateral launch did not something.