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[QUOTE="Excman, post: 507928, member: 16771"] I'm recovering from a Shatzker Type III Lateral Tibial Plateau fracture and a torn meniscus. (7 wks w/o weight bearing and 4 off work gave me lots of surf time!) I hit the inside of my knee (medial side) on a tree when my bike hopped down a sidehill. There was enough force to compress the "socket" of the tibia on the outside (lateral) 3/16 or more. In the process, the cusion between the Femur and tibia (meniscus) was also torn. The doc cut loose and lifted the joint surface back up, packed the void with bone "croutons" and screwed on a plate to hold everything together. He also stitched up the meniscus. Why all the detail? Less than a week after the injury at my first doc visit, the joint was still very swollen and my leg was black from mid thigh to mid calf, but I could support full weight when the doc asked me to try and it really didn't hurt all that bad. Had I not gotten it fixed, the joint would have been unstable and the internal structures would have been damaged from the uneven surface and instability, and the meniscus would have gotten worse. The pain is an indicator, but there's no substitute for a good orthopod! I'd try to find a good sports medicine practice. Ask a local college or high school who they use. [/QUOTE]
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