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EnderD_503 · 07-19-2010, 11:53 AM

News from the sports medicine doctor I'm seeing about my knee injury. Got the results back from the x-rays and ultrasound today, and it seems it's not what my doctor originally thought. She'd said it was likely that the ligament had been stretched from the impact, though not torn, and so it would just need restrengthening in order to rehab it. The results today showed that there's actually a small crack in the cartilage. Apparently surgery does not help, and running, jumping and participating in contact sports (check, check, check) will likely widen the crack. He suggested I start acupuncture to relieve the pain so I can start being active again. Won't do anything about the cartilage, but I don't want to stop doing what I love.

I read about this nanofiber gel they've been doing research on at Northwestern University, that apparently can cause cartilage to regenerate...I hope they hurry the hell up with it. I would gladly be a guinea pig on this one if it means I get my knee back to the way it was.

07-19-2010, 11:53 AM	#3397
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