Rehabbing from Osteochondroma Posted: 07-10-08 23:33pm
I had a non cancerous osteochondroma above
my right knee, which i recently had
removed with outpatient surgery. Its been
14 days now since surgery and im starting
to walk around pretty well now. During
surgery they didnt have to tear any muscle
tissue or anything to get to the
osteochondroma, they just had to pull a
muscle back, so it shouldnt of had an
effect. So i was wondering what people
thought were good ways to strengthen my
leg/knee and get back to more sports? Im a
really competitive tennis player and
really wanna get back to playing soon so
any advice would be appreciated
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MandMs
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Posted: 07-11-08 02:55am
The recovery period depends upon the bone
lesion and location.
Most of the patients are able to resume
sporting activity within 4 to 8 weeks
after osteochondroma surgery.
Did you undergo physical therapy for your
range-of-motion and strengthening like
rehab after surgery?
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matt41792
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Posted: 07-11-08 14:39pm
no i havent done any physical therapy, and
my doctor never mentioned needing to
either
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Posted: 07-15-08 07:20am
Physical therapy is an important aspect of
treatment of almost all orthopedic
conditions, helping to restore patient's
activity, strength and motion following an
injury or surgery.
