Chronic Left Knee Pain 2 Years Post-Op

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"In many cases, injuries to tendon and ligaments such as common sprains and strains heal without surgical intervention. However, the process is often slow and results in the formation of inferior scar tissue, which can take years to remodel into more functional tissue"

It can take years for damaged tissue to heal even with just a common sprain/strain.  Take it easy but keep active.  Dont push things to a pain point.  You will probably gradually get better to a full recovery over a 1-5 year period.

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Yeah thanks guys. I hear from older folks that I should respect my knees as well. They always give away but early 30s may be too soon.

Will give up squatting, and focus on therapies.

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Quote from: SirStretchAlot on May 29, 2023, 04:01:48 PMYeah thanks guys. I hear from older folks that I should respect my knees as well. They always give away but early 30s may be too soon.

Will give up squatting, and focus on therapies.

How experienced are you with squatting? It could very well be that your form is off, leading to more pressure on your knees etc.

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what are you still doing with the nails in 2 years post surgery

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Hi all, I just saw a sports physiotherapist and my knee pain is almost entirely fixed now.
1) Turns out that my quads were too tight, which made it pull on my knee cap. This impacted knee traction, which ultimately caused the pain when bending. Discomfort while sitting was a dead giveaway. Joints rarely causes pain when they're not being used or inflammed. Muscle tightness was obvious in hindsight. Do stretch your quads until your heel touches your glutes in a lunge.
2) I was informed that given my elongated femur, my center of gravity has shifted forward significantly during squats. This means that my knee will be stressed much more than a regular person when squatting. He recommended that I should never squat beyond my body weight (68kg~). Normal people can usually squat until 1.5x their body weight (100kg in my case) if they had normal t/f ratio.

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Quote from: SirStretchAlot on June 05, 2023, 01:03:45 PMHi all, I just saw a sports physiotherapist and my knee pain is almost entirely fixed now.
1) Turns out that my quads were too tight, which made it pull on my knee cap. This impacted knee traction, which ultimately caused the pain when bending. Discomfort while sitting was a dead giveaway. Joints rarely causes pain when they're not being used or inflammed. Muscle tightness was obvious in hindsight. Do stretch your quads until your heel touches your glutes in a lunge.
2) I was informed that given my elongated femur, my center of gravity has shifted forward significantly during squats. This means that my knee will be stressed much more than a regular person when squatting. He recommended that I should never squat beyond my body weight (68kg~). Normal people can usually squat until 1.5x their body weight (100kg in my case) if they had normal t/f ratio.

Thanks for sharing. Good to know.

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Quote from: SirStretchAlot on June 05, 2023, 01:03:45 PM2) I was informed that given my elongated femur, my center of gravity has shifted forward significantly during squats. This means that my knee will be stressed much more than a regular person when squatting. He recommended that I should never squat beyond my body weight (68kg~). Normal people can usually squat until 1.5x their body weight (100kg in my case) if they had normal t/f ratio.

What's your t/f ratio? Sounds quite strange. There are ways to deal with longer femurs, like wider stance and weightlifting shoes.

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Thanks for the info

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Do you think it would not be the case if you distracted within the acceptable safe limits? For example, up to 6.5 cm. You did 10 cm without ITB release during the process, so maybe that's the culprit of your issues now?

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Damn. Sorry to hear that you are still having pain like that. Hopefully it gets better over time. 10cm is a lot. Might just take longer for that reason.