18 Yrs. Old And Needs Knee Replacement. Posted: 01-12-05 13:36pm
Hi i'm 18 yrs. Old and I had a giant cell
tumor in my right leg. It did massive
damage to the cartilage and proximial
tibia. My doctor said he has to take a
good size portion of bone from both sides
of my pelvic bone. Even so he still has
to use artificial bone graft.
I was wondering if the joint is going to
be one of those temporary deals that ends
up getting loose and falling apart after
about a decade? Also what type of impact
(short and long term) can I expect the
surgery to have on my pelvic bone?
Also he did mention that if the tumor
comes back during this 8 month waiting
period that he has to do a joint fusion
and put a metal rod in my leg. Does
anyone know if there is an alternative to
this unwanted treatment?
Thanks in advance.
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aswhale
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 4
Posted: 02-07-05 00:09am
I too am 18 and will need a knee
replacement soon... I was playing high
school football when I took a shot to my
knee and blew out my acl and 80 percent of
my cartilage... This was when I was 16
and through playing more football and
power lifting... (dead lifting, and
squats mainly) the femur is starting to
crack and send bone fragments into my join
casing severe swelling
