Hi Guys,

I hope your knee is doing ok now, it is a very slow process but I'm sure yours will come good!!

Physio Bob please help..........

2 yrs a go I had a horrific horse riding accident, it left me with two broken feet/ ankles disslocating my navicular bone in my right foot which was K wired. Snapped my right fibular straight through, and if all that wasn't bad enough had tibial plateau fractures in both knees! My left knee was fixed with one screw and to be honest doesn't give me much trouble. My problem is with my right which took the brunt of the impact. It was a displaced fracture which took 9 screws and plating to fix. The hospital did a fantastic job of re building me as it was a bit touch and go whether I would walk again. The problem that I have is that the bit of bone that came away isn't quite in the right place (obviously they where more concerned with getting the top bit right) and I have a big lump on the front of my knee where it now is. It is still very swollen and doesn't really even look like a knee any more. I can't ride any more because of the pain, running is out of the question although I can sort of jog but not for any real distance because of the jarring. I sometimes get a horrendous stabing pain in the front of my knee, they ache constantly and if I do too much I struggle trying to get up stairs etc. Have you any idea what this could be? I can't stand for long periods of time as I get burning pain in my feet and first thing in the morning and last thing at night I am very stiff.

I take Cortaflex Ha and cod liver oil but the difference is minimal. Any help or tips you may have would be very much appreciated. I almost feel guilty even asking, a can walk after all, its just so frustrating and painful. The hospital have said there is nothing more they can do for me.

Thanks

Alex