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<blockquote data-quote="mxdirtdiva" data-source="post: 84815" data-attributes="member: 122"><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Good question, questioning that myself. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/thumb.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /> I had significant injury in there, both old and new, involving multiple ligaments, both meniscus, issues with patella tracking, and a fracture. I also have MS, and this leg is the area most effected by my disease. So yes, my recovery was slower than most people's in so far as getting the muscles (especially, my quad) to fire back up again. I also had a lateral release performed, where they actually cut the quad/VMO, this alone slowed down my recovery time</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">In relation to my injuries/surgey or my MS delaying the rate of absorption with one screw and not the other, this I'm not so sure about. My first guess would be no. The reason I say, I know I'm not the only person out there who's ever had a lot of work done to their knee using these type of screws. From what I've read and have been told, these screws for the most part have been shown to be successful and well-tolerated, and are typically gone or show evidence of being partially re-absorbed way before 12 month mark. I find it really odd to have one screw gone and not the other, but could be how my body has decided to respond to this one particular screw, IDK. I also don't know if my MS plays a factor and doubt I'd find any studies on MS vs screw absorption. Even taking all these things into consideration, it all falls back to the same question: why did one screw absorb and not the other?? </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">My MRI also showed deposits other than bone filling back in to the areas around the tunnel close to where this screw was inserted. Why this is happening, I'm not sure either, and my be related to a allegery reaction to the screw?? There appears to be no evidence that my graft (ACL) has slipped/migrated away from where it was placed, so this is some good news. And, the graft appears to be thriving at the moment, I don't appear to have any changes in stability (as of yet). </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Another odd thing, now that I got my hands on a copy of my most recent MRI report, there's NOT one mention in transcript of the current inflammation which surrounds the screw site within my femur or the remaining screw still intact, both which show on my films. Seems this would be a finding worth of some mention by the radiologist?? The radiologist's comments basically said no changes since last MRI. I did'nt have inflammation around my screw before. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Lot's of questions coming to my doctor at my next appointment, thinking a 2nd op is a good idea too. Bummed I have to hold off on doing things I enjoy until they figure out what the heck is going on in there. Hoping, I don't have to have surgery again to fix this situation... rather stick needles in my eyes than revisit a knee op again. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/banghead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":banghead:" title="Banghead :banghead:" data-shortname=":banghead:" /></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mxdirtdiva, post: 84815, member: 122"] [FONT=arial]Good question, questioning that myself. :thumb: I had significant injury in there, both old and new, involving multiple ligaments, both meniscus, issues with patella tracking, and a fracture. I also have MS, and this leg is the area most effected by my disease. So yes, my recovery was slower than most people's in so far as getting the muscles (especially, my quad) to fire back up again. I also had a lateral release performed, where they actually cut the quad/VMO, this alone slowed down my recovery time[/FONT] [FONT=arial]In relation to my injuries/surgey or my MS delaying the rate of absorption with one screw and not the other, this I'm not so sure about. My first guess would be no. The reason I say, I know I'm not the only person out there who's ever had a lot of work done to their knee using these type of screws. From what I've read and have been told, these screws for the most part have been shown to be successful and well-tolerated, and are typically gone or show evidence of being partially re-absorbed way before 12 month mark. I find it really odd to have one screw gone and not the other, but could be how my body has decided to respond to this one particular screw, IDK. I also don't know if my MS plays a factor and doubt I'd find any studies on MS vs screw absorption. Even taking all these things into consideration, it all falls back to the same question: why did one screw absorb and not the other?? [/FONT] [FONT=arial]My MRI also showed deposits other than bone filling back in to the areas around the tunnel close to where this screw was inserted. Why this is happening, I'm not sure either, and my be related to a allegery reaction to the screw?? There appears to be no evidence that my graft (ACL) has slipped/migrated away from where it was placed, so this is some good news. And, the graft appears to be thriving at the moment, I don't appear to have any changes in stability (as of yet). [/FONT] [FONT=arial]Another odd thing, now that I got my hands on a copy of my most recent MRI report, there's NOT one mention in transcript of the current inflammation which surrounds the screw site within my femur or the remaining screw still intact, both which show on my films. Seems this would be a finding worth of some mention by the radiologist?? The radiologist's comments basically said no changes since last MRI. I did'nt have inflammation around my screw before. [/FONT] [FONT=arial]Lot's of questions coming to my doctor at my next appointment, thinking a 2nd op is a good idea too. Bummed I have to hold off on doing things I enjoy until they figure out what the heck is going on in there. Hoping, I don't have to have surgery again to fix this situation... rather stick needles in my eyes than revisit a knee op again. :banghead:[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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