What is the rehabilitation following a patella fracture? Following a patella fracture, patients will need to keep their knee in a straight position to allow for initial healing. Exactly when the knee can begin moving depends on the strength of the repair your surgeon is able to achieve. Gentle motion can usually begin in the first weeks following surgery. The most common complication of surgery for a patella fracture is that the metal implants can be painful over time--especially when kneeling. Because of this, it is not uncommon for a second procedure to remove the metal implants to be performed. This procedure is usually done at least a year after the initial surgery. Other possible complications include: Infection Non healing fractures Failure of the fixation to hold the fragments in place Kneecap pain (chondromalacia) Knee arthritis
Agree Max. a guy like Bayless should now start playing a ton of minutes, get a look at Patty Mills when he's back, perhaps make a trade at the deadline.
What? I've realized how emotionally attached I've become to the team. Maybe I just need to step back for a month and come back refreshed. The Oden injury hurt, bad.
Nothing was said about ligaments...Dont hold your breath...lets just hope he is healthy for next season...No Batum, Oden and Outlaw for most of the season....What a start to the year.
co-worker is at the game...said that everyone around him knew it was a broken kneecap through word of mouth pretty quickly.
The best possible news would have been a dislocated kneecap (which is what I thought it was at the time). Fractured kneecap is one of the worst possible diagnoses.