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Comment on Hoffa’s Syndrome | Fat Pad Impingement Syndrome – A Cause of Anterior Knee Pain by Dr Chang Haw Chong

Dr Chang Haw Chong — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:39:38 +0000

Recovery is generally fast.
The surgical wounds heal in 10 days.
The knee swelling will reduce over 3 weeks.
The quadriceps muscle will need to build up again over time.
Most patients return to work within a week of the surgery.

Comment on Hoffa’s Syndrome | Fat Pad Impingement Syndrome – A Cause of Anterior Knee Pain by AKDixit

AKDixit — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:55:19 +0000

My son Vibhu Dixit is 19 and Student of army course. He has undergone arthroscopic surgery for removal of fat pad. How much rest is required for complete recovery. Thanks.

Comment on Hoffa’s Syndrome | Fat Pad Impingement Syndrome – A Cause of Anterior Knee Pain by Dr Chang Haw Chong

Dr Chang Haw Chong — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:41:48 +0000

No. I would try physiotherapy, rest, icing the knee. He has a great chance of getting well without need for injections or surgery.

Comment on Hoffa’s Syndrome | Fat Pad Impingement Syndrome – A Cause of Anterior Knee Pain by Ana Reichenbach

Ana Reichenbach — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:18:41 +0000

My 14 year old son has just been diagnosed with Osgood Schlatter’s Disease and Hoffa’s Syndrome. He’s very active in sports. He is giving up the second half of his basketball season, in hopes of avoiding future knee surgery. Would you recommend cortisone injections for someone his age, or would physical therapy be a better option for him?

Comment on Sudden Severe Shoulder Pain – Think of Shoulder Calcific Tendonitis by Tim

Tim — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:44:32 +0000

Hi again Dr. Chang Haw Chong,

Thanks so much for the reply and advice. It’s actually in both shoulders when it occurs. I’d like to do more physical activities but I hesitate now knowing it will cause pain for days, even weeks, afterwards. It most definitely will re-occur as it has several times in the past year. I basically now am limited to certain exercises/activities I can do. If surgery would correct this, even with a 3-month recovery time I would think it’s very worth it, or am I missing some possible side effects or unwanted outcomes?

Comment on Microfracture for Cartilage Defects by Jez Heber

Jez Heber — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:31:50 +0000

Hi
I had this op in June 2011. The brace is restrictive but I found that I could adjust to it for most things. I had a holiday in Iceland booked for August and I coped with the plane and lurched around sufficiently well to be able to enjoy the holiday still. You can bear weight but just within a very small range of flexion. I took one pedal off my bike and attached a toe-clip to the other and so I could still get around and I developed marvelous quads on the ‘off-leg’. Sleeping was one of the worst difficulties, to be honest. That brace is not a complient bed fellow! Now I’m working on building up the operated leg again which is a slow process but I hope to be playing sport again in the summer.
Good luck with the op. Expect a good deal of frustration over the months to come but push through it and do whatever excercises you can to maintain your quads on that leg as that’s the biggest challenge of the rehab once you’re out of the brace.

Comment on Microfracture for Cartilage Defects by Jez Heber

Jez Heber — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:21:45 +0000

Thanks. I ppreciate you taking the time to reply. The knee is continuing to improve with maltracking being the main problem. I’m reconciled to it just taking a lot longer than I had initally hoped to get back to full fitness.

Comment on Microfracture for Cartilage Defects by Dr Chang Haw Chong

Dr Chang Haw Chong — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:44:11 +0000

It is common to have aches and pains after this surgery. Even though it is 5 months since your procedure, the kneecap control by your thigh muscles may not be perfect and it can lead to some pain intermittently. I would persevere with physical therapy and wait longer before saying that it did not work. Avoid excessive stair climbing and squatting if possible.

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Dr Chang Haw Chong — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:41:50 +0000

It is necessary for a doctor to examine your knee followed by simple x-rays of the knee to come to a diagnosis. It is difficult to ascertain the reason and cause of your knee pain from just the descriptions of your symptoms. The treatment will depend on the condition that you have.

Comment on Hoffa’s Syndrome | Fat Pad Impingement Syndrome – A Cause of Anterior Knee Pain by Dr Chang Haw Chong

Dr Chang Haw Chong — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:39:51 +0000

It can happen after trauma e.g. falling onto the kneecap or even after excessive walking up and down the stairs. Anything that potentially can inflame the fat pad can make this painful. A mal-aligned kneecap can also contribute to this problem.