1. I hate when this happens!
2. The Happy Face Flag at the top of Mt. Knee Trauma! Catch ya at Bob's! DDinJapan on Sat Feb 03 2001, 10:41pm PT wrote: I love this guy! Thanks, Denise
3. New Year's Cheer! 2001. The Original Old Broad! Paula Sindberg and her Mother
4. Paula Sindberg and her Mother. 2001
5. Lois and Paula. Knees flex!
6. Lois and Paula. Knees extended!
7. Skinny Paula!
8. Paula w/Mom and brother, Rob. Rob is the father of the "giant nephews"
9. Paula w/nephews. Smallest (the baby) 5'11"!
10. Another Old Broad's funny face! Denise/DDinJapan
11. Denise with helpfull hubby, Rick Hawaii 4/2000
12. Knee Injury day #1. Nov. 11th. What a mess! DDinJapan/Denise
13. Looking pretty glamorous after surgery!
14. Denise's knee 5 days post Arthroscope resection Medial meniscus.
15. Denise's knee (close up)
16. Denise's knee scope. ACL/right, PCL
17. Denise's knee scope. Partial ACL tear/ Intact 40%
18. Denise's scope 2/6 Denise's nee scope. Medial Meniscus Tear. right, S/P resection
19. Denise's knee scope 2/6/01 S/P resection
20. BruceB's injured knee. 7/2000
21. hmwende Heather before her skiing accident. I have to scan a pic from that fateful day later.
22. Kim V. #15 in red shirt on the ball. This was her 14th B-day and also the day of the dreaded ACL tear!
23. Bill R (air) Fernie B.C. April 2000 4 years to the day, post op
24. Bill R tele
25. Bill R soul-skiing billr04 on Fri Feb 02 2001, 07:42am PT wrote: This is the real reason to have functioning knees.
26. Bill R. gravity vivien@palmdemallorca on Sun Feb 11 2001, 03:31am PT wrote: Hi Bill, loved this picture & had a lot of fun using it to impress friends & family, pretending it was me moments before my accident (on my 2nd ski trip). Some of them fell for it..... I wish it had been me, it looks fantastic up there. I will just have to dream. All the best, Vivien. billr04 on Fri Feb 02 2001, 07:44am PT wrote: Yeah, my weight was back a bit. I did however bring my hands up and get centered before touching down. And yes, gravity works - every time.
27. Bill R Back on skis. 5 1/2 months after surgery - Dec. '96.
28. Bill R. Same day as previous picture.
29. Kevin S. A few hours after surgery. Lookin' good!
30. Thump@DRN David flying the friendly skies of Texas.
31. Going to land about 50 yards from where I tore my ACL.
32. Purty huh? No I am not selling it because I tore my ACL.
33. Both knees 3 weeks after surgery.
34. Left knee 3 weeks Post-op. Patellar graft was taken from here and put into the right knee.
35. Right knee 3 weeks post-op after ACL reconstruction.
36. Snuez and her dog, you can see my tiny scar just below my left knee if you look closely.
37. Vacation fun a year before my surgery (Snuez)
38. Vivien "Palma de Mallorca" w/ski group
39. Lisa2 - This is me the fateful day. Some expert!
40. OLarryR @ Seagull Century 2000 Finish Line
41. OLarryR at 8 months post-op ACL reconstruction. I was on a bike adventure to Bryce Canyon (shown here), Grand Canyon, and Zion National Park. Great trip and knee was fine. This is a photo at Bryce Canyon taken when I was at 8 months post-op. I was on a 340-mile bike ride with elevations ranging from 4000ft to 10,600ft. It was a 9-day trip to Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon and ending at Zion National Park. When at the above locations we had bike rest days and then explored the areas doing 20+ miles of hiking. It was a great trip and my knee never complained. (The ride is listed in www.backroads.com list of adventure trips.)
42. Lorie Schetz
43. Lorie
44. Michael Frind at parents' hobby farm near Mount Forest, Ontario. Right: Bruce Trail, near Feversham, Ontario. The Bruce Trail is the oldest and longest marked hiking trail in Canada. It is 800 kilometres long, with over 300 kilometres of side trails. The Escarpment's incredible biodiversity includes flora and fauna that are found nowhere else, and explains its 1990 designation as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations.
45. Michael Frind hiking in Nova Scotia, near coast. Right: On a giant cedar stump, South Moresby, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. The Queen Charlotte Islands are incredible, in terms of how much rain they get and how big the trees grow. This picture was taken just before dusk, and thus does not capture the lushness of the vegetation. The stump upon which I am standing is already partly rotted, and will serve to enrich the soil. The slow rate of decay translates into gradual release of nutrients--an ideal "fertilizer" for the surrounding young trees.
46. Michael on rockpile at farm. (The red pines in the background I planted ten years ago.) Right: At Rockwood Lake, Grand River Watershed. Rockwood Lake constitutes the most intriguing of the Grand River Conservation Authority's conservation areas. Limestone outcroppings abound, with some displaying geologically-unique formations.
47. Michael playing pick-up basketball, University of Waterloo. Right: Hiking near seashore, Nova Scotia. Although in many areas the seashore is marked by wide beaches or cliffs, here the inland-style grassy meadow and forest are separated from the ocean by only a few feet of elevation and about ten feet of rocky beach. The vegetation here is capable of dealing with the occasional marine salt-spray; the trees here comprise conifers (moderately salt-tolerant) and cedars (which tend to be notably salt-tolerant).
48. A refreshing dip in the Upper Salmon River, near Laverty Falls, in New Brunswick's Fundy National Park. Right: Intramural indoor soccer, University of Waterloo. vivien@palmademallorca on Sat Feb 03 2001, 12:13pm PT wrote: What a wonderful picture, the scenery is just beautiful and the water looks so inviting, Vivien, Palma de Mallorca.
49. Michael Frind on Niagara Escarpment promontory near Singhampton, Ontario. The Bruce Trail follows the Niagara Escarpment, which manifests itself essentially as a long cliff of Silurian limestone-dolomite rock running from the storied Niagara Falls to Tobermory in Georgian Bay. The escarpment makes for quite a panorama; on a clear day, one can see for miles.
50. badkneemichelle August, 2000-just a few weeks before going to Mayo and having my grafts taken out <:(
51. Michelle: partying with my friends. 9 wks PO-much better <:)
52. Michelle: vacationing with my brother and my folks in the Grand Tetons-August, 2000
53. Michelle: Sept.2000, 1 week after the arthrotomy and graft removal. Nasty swelling and retention sutures!! YUK
54. howiecate Howie (M) after 30 km Great Race 2000
55. gimpygal Cindi Rauch 7 weeks post op for ACL recon and tibial osteotomy--ready to ditch the crutches and the brace!
56. These are pieces of calcified cartilage that the OS removed from my knee during surgery--ouch! Cindi R.
57. Vicki, and the horse she was propelled off of!
58. Vicki. Another Old Broad!?
59. bobk05 BobK, my wife and daughter
60. powelda1 Dave P's daughter Chelsey (in blue) 13 years old. 12 months post op!
61. stormplayer Brenda having fun over Hinckley, Illinois
62. Brenda's faithful dog, Quincy
63. Brenda's dog, Quincy. Isn't he sweet?
64. OLarryR's Rabbit - 9 Yrs Old 2/11/01 Has Good ACLs !
65. Denise's cat "Aldo." 9 years old. He came with us to Japan from Italy!
66. Denise's dog "Pup." She really misses me taking her for a walk every day. Lucky Pup has great ACLs! She came from Italy, too!
67. Denise's cat "Spot chan" 1 1/2 years old. She's Japanese.
68. Andrea Cathy L's daughter -- Vacation in Newport, RI, before she tore her ACL. This is one of my favorite pictures of her because she looks soooo relaxed and happy. Cathy L
69. Denise's daughter, Nina, 31. And granddauhter Alyssa 6 months!
70. angiemicro Angie in St.Athanasios village in Greece - Hey gang, is this a good way to ice the ACLless knee???
71. Angie being a really naughty girl! Believe it or not, the ACLless knee is the right, the one on which the whole body stands !
72. Angie having a wonderful time skiing with an ACLless knee one year pre-op
73. lexuspilot PCL Patti-My new CTi2 brace which I have YET to use!
74. Angie in need of some help ! Don't tell me I have to buy a four wheel drive jeep ! I did that but now it has to wait for me to recover from the surgery !!!
75. Angie trying not to fall ! Hey gang , we can do that even with ACLless knees !
76. Angie resting on a Ski-Doo ! Hey, I need that after a long day skiing without my right knee ACL ! (one year pre-op)
77. Angie next to a Greek river called Tavropos. Right knee without ACL, five months pre-op !
78. Angie "flying" over the wonderful waters of a Greek island called "Milos". Hey gang, it's not everything about skiing !!! Still right knee without ACL ! (five months pre-op)
79. PCL Patti-My horse Casey
80. PCL Patti-Last ride the day before my July 98 ACL recon. Had scope in April and had to wear the DonJoy between surgeries.
81. PCL Patti-My first day home after my 2nd ACL recon with some of my critters
82. PCL Patti-Me with the drummer, Allen, of my favorite band Lit.
83. PCL Patti-Jamaica 1997. L to R: Aston-our scuba master, me, Jermaine-scuba assistant, my husband David.
84. PCL Patti-Our wedding, March 1999. We were married on a cruise. Bottom picture-My father, Rick and me.
85. Dan and his matching tiger hat!
86. Dan and his Townsend Air brace!
87. Dan's New CTi2 Kneebrace! March 2001
88. Cindy and her favorite steed Suede ! Hey, if you think that he is the cause of all my ACL troubles you are WRONG !!!
89. Cindy and her hubby Rick . Who would have thought that this smile would turn into tears in no more than 2 hours from that same moment ???
90. SueBW & Family
91. SueBW in London
92. bobk05 BobK - great legs
93. BobK's knee 2 days post op
94. vivien & nan
95. vivien & alfie
96. Vivian and autumn in new york
97. bettyj007 - Betty's brace
98. bettyj007 - Betty posting picture to Zing Website hmwende on Wed Feb 21 2001, 07:28am PT wrote: Betty - what a perfect scene! Definitely gotta have that wine. lexuspilot on Mon Feb 19 2001, 03:06pm PT wrote: This picture is classic! I love it! PCL Patti
99. PCL Patti-3 days PO PCL recon on 7/24/00
100. sutay Sue T on her throne day 2!
101. vivien@palmdemallorca Vivien.. four weeks post op with my favorite therapist Alfie
102. alfie, chris and me
103. Vivien & son Chris, getting kisses and cuddles from Alfie, the best tonic in the world...
104. stormplayer Brenda (#9) fighting in front of the net. Townsend brace on my left leg.
105. Brenda and her team. State Champions! I'm leaning on the goalie with the black pads.
106. bruceb4given BruceB's knee 18 weeks Post-op. (Nice Scar!)
107. BruceB and Sharon, his wonderful wife.
108. BruceB's girls. The one on the left is my running partner.
109. Heather Kain, Hawthorne, California.
110. Heather Kain, photo taken by Michael Frind in 2003.
111. hmwende Heather from Baltimore with Grandpa on recent trip to Colorado
112. Heather from Baltimore with boyfriend Jonathan during trip to Vail one week pre-op. I already had a torn ACL but 5 minutes from taking this picture the snowmobile started to capsize and I stuck my bad leg out to catch us while we were moving and I think this is what tore my meniscus.
113. Heather from Baltimore sporting the required duds for Colorado
114. Heather from Baltimore with boyfriend Jonathan celebrating Super Bowl Victory!!!! Go Ravens!!!
115. BobK's knee 10 weeks post-op bobk05 on Mon Mar 19 2001, 01:46pm PT wrote: Here's an update to the corresponding picture of my knees. This one is 10 weeks and 2 days post op. Swelling almost gone, harvest scar visible as well as the two scope incisions. All had internal stitches.
116. adae01 Knee scars!
117. karbuckle Keith A. Getting ready to race!
118. Keith A. (green helmet) & team, after race.
119. Keith A. and his beautiful family!
120. Keith A. and his sweetie Ruth Ann
121. Keith A's knee scars @4 weeks post-op
122. Keith A's scar @ 4 weeks (#2)
123. Tracy and her husband Jim at Whistler
124. Tracy skiing at Whistler
125. cathyLV Andrea (Cathy L's daughter) in her first full soccer game, 8 months post op. She recorded a win and a shut out (no goals against). She's the one in the silver/gray keeper shirt.
126. cathyLV More of Andrea - same game, punting the ball after a save. Left knee was reconned and she has to land on it!
127. Michelle (on the right) and her friend Angie in the mountains of Japan
128. Michael Frind jumping across the Yoho River, British Columbia. By leaping across the moderately-deep river, I avoided getting water in my hiking boots. The spindly conifers in the background are black spruce. Note the snow and rockfall in the background. (This picture was taken in April 2000.)
129. Michael Thurman with Stanley Cup.
130. Michael Thurman in hockey jersey.
131. Bri's knee at one week post. Staples are still in and bruises are turning yellow. Not much swelling.
132. Bri having fun in one of the many hours spent in CPM. She could sleep in it too.
133. Bri in blue shorts blowing past a defender. JAGS tourney 1999.
134. Michael Frind, August 2001 canoe trip, campsite at south end of the lake. This beautiful site was very peaceful. The rocks were stunningly photogenic.
135. Michael Frind, solo in canoe. This is a picture of me, paddling around for fun. I normally sit in the front of the canoe, with my father in the back. My wrist injury has not impinged upon my range of motion, thus enabling me to still perform the classic J-stroke. (Our 16-foot keel-less PVC/ABS-foamcore canoe owes its genesis to Uniroyal Chemical [now Crompton], with the ash trim and seats courtesy of Langford. This canoe has served us well for many smoothwater and mild-whitewater trips.)
136. Michael Frind, south end of lake. I am examining a steep granite cliff. Said rocks are ubiquitous in northern Ontario.
137. Michael Frind, central portion of lake. This is a view looking westward, taken from a pretty campsite on a peninsula. During sunsets, the two islands visible in this picture appear to line up like pearls on a string. (Regrettably, when we stayed at this particular site this year, there were no breathtaking sunsets.)
138. Michael Frind sampling wild rice. Here I am eating genuine wild rice. Such rice is harvested by Native Indians, by beating the stalks directly into the canoe. The rice tasted good, but we found separating it from the husk to be somewhat labour-intensive.
139. Michael Frind, campsite with moderately steep rocks. This site is typical of what can be found in this area. Black spruces and firs abound, with the occasional alder and birch. The granitic rocks are covered with lichens and blueberry bushes. The space where we placed our tent (not visible in this photograph) harboured foot-deep, cushiony moss -- thus making our camping mattresses somewhat redundant.
140. Michael Frind, central portion of lake. Here I am looking southwestward. This is one of the larger rocks on the shoreline, in this part of the lake.
141. Michael Frind, Cat Bay. I am examining a leaning jackpine. (This is a spot we stopped for lunch at.) The ubiquitous rocks are often covered with only a thin layer of soil. The result is that the coniferous trees often have only a tenuous hold on life, and are easily blown over by windstorms.
142. Michael Frind, West end of Cat Bay. Due to this summer's widespread drought, wild blueberries were hard to find in this part of Ontario. Here I am picking the only blueberry we found all summer. (The berry is tiny...it can be seen in front of my thumbnail.)
143. Michael Frind, home again, at Avon Trail west of Waterloo. The gently-rolling hills west of Waterloo are part of the Baden kames. The glaciofluvial topography of this part of southern Ontario stands in sharp contrast to the rocky outcrops of northern Ontario.
144. Bruce Benning, comparison of uninjured versus reconstructed leg. Last Sunday (10/14/2001) I was the support guy for my marathoning friend. Instead of being alone, I assembled a team to keep me company. The team ran the 5K race then joined me as we waited for our marathon runner. This is the same marathon I was training for before I tore my ACL in 2000. Here is a picture of me showing my friend how much bigger my uninjured leg still was compared to my recovering leg. I looked up and the sneak snapped a picture. (The right leg is the recovering leg.) It rained all day and I was glad to have the Gore-Tex jacket and umbrella.
145. Kathy Padrta's left knee, side view, after ACL reconstruction. X-ray photograph taken September 11, 2000. (Note that the X-ray image was inverted when it was taken; that is, in order for the femur to be at the top of the picture during viewing, it is necessary for the label tag to be located at the bottom of the screen. Likewise for images 146 and 147.) Note that the patella is extremely faint...its outline can only be distinguished in the backlight-scanned version. High-resolution, backlight-scanned version.
146. Kathy Padrta's left knee, side view, after ORIF (open reduction, internal fixation). X-ray photograph taken April 9, 2001. Screws and plate clearly visible. In this view, the patella (which appears so faint that it's visible only in the high-resolution, backlight-scanned version) is located on the side of the bone closest to the plate-and-bracket assembly. High-resolution, backlight-scanned version.
147. Kathy Padrta's left knee, front view, after ORIF. X-ray photograph taken April 9/01, again showing the plate-and-bracket-containing femur, as well as the tibia and fibula. The X-ray camera is looking straight at the knee, from the front. The shadow of the patella is faintly visible. The ACL-graft-anchoring interference screw, in the tibia, can easily be seen. (Note: In July 2001, Kathy's knee underwent additional surgery: bone-grafting.) High-resolution, backlight-scanned version.
148. Michael Frind, examining large bookshelf fungus on Beech tree at parents' hobby farm. This aptly-named tree fungus is living off this tree's dead branch. I am examining the fungus with a mixture of concern and interest. The location of the fungus with respect to the healthy wood does not bode well for the long-term integrity of this graceful old tree.
149. Michael Frind with juvenile maple tree. This sugar maple I transplanted seven years ago, as a seedling. It is doing well, and now easily towers over my six-foot height.
150. Michael Frind with Giant Puffball. This larger-than-a-soccer-ball object, which I found while out on a hike at my parents' hobby farm, is the fruiting body of an underground fungus. I am tapping the puffball gently with my fingers; the soccer-ball-like sound is indicative of the interior being still white--and thus being suitable for eating. (Puffballs can be sliced and cooked in various ways. The puffball, if not harvested and eaten, will turn yellow as it ripens into a spore-producing body. Given that there was another [albeit slightly smaller] such puffball nearby, the harvesting of only this one will not cause detriment to future harvests.)
151. Michael Frind, in British Columbia, with giant Cedar tree. This picture is a sombre one for me. I remember, years ago, hiking in British Columbia, and seeing huge trees such as this one. The place where I saw them has now been mowed down by clear-cut logging. This particular giant Cedar is indeed large, and it is protected by virtue of its location in a provincial park. Given that it is one of the few that is still remaining, it was surrounded by boardwalks and paths (so everyone can see it without having to hike along a challenging trail). Although I can sympathize with the loggers' need for employment, I find it sad when they (and their employers, the now-foreign-owned multinational pulp-and-paper firms) look at such a majestic tree and see only timber or dollar signs.
152. Michael Frind hiking on a trail in British Columbia, near the Alberta border. This trail was rocky, with numerous steep sections. Even though the lushness of this forest pales in comparison to that of the coastal rainforest, it is still old-growth forest. Each rock was covered with moss and lichen; ferns grew everywhere.
153. Michael Frind with nursery log, British Columbia. Here is an interesting example of recycling. The old, decaying stump is providing much-needed nutrients for this young tree. What intrigues me especially about this case is the problem of mechanical stability: as the stump releases its nutrients, the ongoing decay processes result in a loss of structural strength. The concentration of nutrients in the stump proper means the little tree's roots will be concentrated in said region...a situation that, unfortunately, will not result in a well-anchored tree.
154. Michael Frind, British Columbia. Here I am negociating my way up a series of broken rocks, in a river valley. Nearly all of these blocks are jagged but large, owing to their formation via freeze-thaw cycles.
158. Dian Verrell's knee, just prior to ACL reconstruction. I was in the car to drive myself to the hospital, but stopped and went back in the house to take a pic of my knees the way they looked, because I knew they would never look that way again! Husband gave me funny look, but didn't say a word.
159. Dian Verrell's knee, 48 hours after ACL reconstruction. Knee is a bit swollen, but anyway, I thought this might help anyone who was as scared as I was before going into surgery. I saw some horrific pics before my surgery and I know everyone is different, but this isn't so horrific, I don't think! Oh, and this is Achilles-tendon allograft left knee!
160. Dian Verrell. This is from Christmas last year.
161. John Foote ("footster") and soccer team. This is the only known photo of the outside my knees. I've never set out to photographically document the darn things. The right hamstring job on the ground. The left had patellar-tendon reconstruction, about three months post-op when this shot was taken. My soccer players' tatoo is still quite visible down the center. Now at six months post-op, all but about one inch has faded. The scar is still there, but it's harder to see now. The real "star" of the picture is the girls on the U-8 team I coach.
162. Mark in hospital bed, 24 hours after ACL reconstruction via Achilles-tendon autograft. I've been on the ice machine all night and all day. Did first "exercise" today - removed splint and did some leg bends - with effort, I'm at 90 degrees. Splint is great - can go up and down stairs very easily with it on, as it keeps the leg extended. Supposed to keep splint on all day and night this week, except for 4-6 times a day, to do leg bends. Percocets are good, but hard to concentrate. First PT in 5 days.
163. Ro at nine days post-op, first ACL reconstruction (right knee, surgery on December 31, 1997). She's pale and exhausted, but thrilled by the fact that she has just turned 15.
164. Ro, at an August 1999 soccer tournament. Here she is seen battling for the ball, in her first soccer tournament since her second ACL reconstruction (left knee, surgery on September 2, 1998). She is 11 months post-op.
165. Ro, at tournament in August 1999. This photograph depicts her preparing to blast the ball past a surprised opponent. Many of the players on the opposing team were several inches taller than Ro, but she was consistently able to both outrun and outmanoeuvre them. She plays defence.
166. Ro with her boyfriend. This shows Ro with her boyfriend Bob, whom she's been dating for nearly a year. They met last year when she gave up HS soccer for the adult team. He's a keeper on their coed team and also on a men's league. In 1996, while in Germany, Bob was offered a two-year contract with a Czech team.
167. Ro, with severely-bruised calf after having taken two hits through the shinguard. She was in terrible pain but she finished out the game anyway. She was confined to bed for the next 48 hours--either that or risk the chance of having extensive surgery and losing her leg or her life, as stated by the physician in ER.
168. Motion picture showing Carl's knee injury during skateboarding stunt. This brief movie (about 1.6 MB in size) graphically depicts amateur skateboarder Carl V. Harris "tearing all the ligaments" in his knee. Because this is one of the few knee-injury-incidents that has been clearly captured on tape, and also because of the intriguing biomechanics involved in the incident itself, the movie has been added to the Kneeboard Photograph Album.
169. Jules and Molly together at physiotherapy. Can you see our scars?
170. Greetings to the Kneeboard Gang from Jules.
171. Jules getting ready to go for a workout. Happy Holidays!
172. Arthroscopic photographs of Becky's knee, after a February 2001 alpine-skiing injury. This picture, one of several taken prior to surgery, shows that my medial meniscus is undamaged.
173. Becky's knee, arthroscopic view, prior to ACL thermal-shrinkage surgery. The upper two pictures show the damaged/stretched ACL. Note the metal probe demonstrating the slack in the ACL, in the upper right picture. The bottom photographs show the undamaged lateral meniscus.
174. Becky's knee: patella at upper left, with three pictures of ACL after thermal shrinkage. The shrinkage was done on 17 December 2001 in Tucson, Arizona. The doctor wants me to stay off the knee for 4 weeks to allow the thermally shrunken ACL to recover. Even though at several days post-op I felt that I could already walk on it, the ACL is to remain unstressed until one month post-op.
175. Proud grandma, Denise, and her granddaughter, Alyssa.
176. Denise and husband Rick at brunch on the Queen Mary in Southern California. Looks like we made it!
177. Iris' knee at 8 days postop - looks like it got ran over by a car!
178. Iris - A portrait of me :)
179. Kathy Padrta, TKR of left knee. The implant I have is the DePuy TC-3 revision component. This implant is designed to be custom fit to the patient. Mine has a very extended rod in the femur end of the component, in order to stabilize the area that was fractured, along with reinforcing the area that had the metal plate there previously. The holes they drilled in there to put the plate in was another weakening factor. But the good news is that they were able to get all of the old hardware out WITHOUT causing any more damage. There was more healing of the bone than expected. On the not-so-favorable side, there still is a lot of osteoporosis and they found heavy scarring in there from the bone graft site. My implant was cemented. The surgery date was January 14th. This X-ray was taken during the surgery.
180. Kathy Padrta, TKR of left knee. This picture was also taken during the surgery, and shows the same knee from a slightly different angle. Initially after the surgery, the horrible pain I had daily was gone. But now (Mar 18, 2002), I fight the battle of the scar tissue. I have had one manipulation under anesthesia already. I have had the CPM going for 12 hours a day nonstop since the surgery. After manipulation, my range of motion improved from 60 degrees flexion to 75 degrees. I am now on the 15 month of being on crutches. Hopefully I can soon get rid of the crutches, and I look forward to that day.
181. Bob Lowe, arthroscopic image of right knee. These pictures show the knee prior to ACL reconstruction and partial medial menisectomy. The bottom-right picture shows remnants of the fully-torn ACL. The bottom-left picture shows the normal, intact lateral meniscus (shown for comparison to the injured medial meniscus, which can be seen in the next set of pictures).
182. Bob Lowe, arthroscopic image of right knee. The top-left picture shows the injured medial meniscus, which is folded over upon itself. The subsequent two pictures show the medial meniscus after removal of the damaged portions. The bottom-right image pertains to the ACL autografting, and shows the tibial bone tunnel being prepared for graft installation.
183. Bob Lowe, arthroscopic image of right knee. This set of images clearly shows the ACL graft in place. The fully installed titanium interference screw is visible.
184. Greg Vick, knee at four days post-op. This reconstruction was by allografting.
185. Photo of Dan at soccer camp, taken by Mary (Dan's Mom). I just had to share this with everyone! Dan made it through a week of soccer camp this month! He's the one in the white shirt. Thanks for all of your support and prayers these last two years! Mary and Dan :-)
186. Gemma Kernich, arthroscopic images of left knee. The top-left image shows a crack in my kneecap. The bottom-right image shows cartilage damage. The remaining two picture show the severed-and-vanished ACL.
187. Gemma Kernich, knee after patellar-tendon autograft. The incisions are healing well. This photo was taken approximately 8 days post-op (4 days after leaving hospital). I have just looked at other people's legs post op on the library and I never had any bruising or gross swelling like some. However, I spent 4 days in hospital (which is considered normal in Australia), and for nearly 2 days of that I had a drain in my knee, and a CPM working on it.
188. Gemma Kernich, arthroscopic images of left knee. These pictures show the just-installed patellar-tendon autograft; the top-right photograph depicts articular-cartilage damage via bone-bruising. These photos were taken on February 13, 2002, at 12 weeks post-injury.
189. Audra Duncombe, arthroscopic images of left knee. I initially injured it in December 2000; I turned to walk the opposite direction and my knee turned, but my foot didn't. I had no idea that I had partially torn the ACL, as it seemed to feel better in a few weeks. Then, in a dance class in March, I was doing a jumping move where one lands with legs crossed. Upon landing, I felt another pop; this time knew it was a lot worse. When I tried to walk, it felt like my leg was made of jello. The photos, clockwise from top left, show: (1) kneecap with some damage, which was smoothed out. (2) intact lateral meniscus -- lovely, isn't it? (3) medial meniscus with a lot of damage -- ½ of it was removed; (4) a badly torn ACL -- still a lot of blood in the knee, even after 9 months!
190. Brian Jacobs, right knee, three days post-op. I had the ACL reconstructed via hamstring autograft. I feel great!
191. Brian Jacobs, right knee at three days post-op. The incision through which the tibial graft-placement tunnel was made is visible.
192. Tanya Wood, on horseback, at a horse show. I am wearing the CTi2. The brace is wonderful and it doesn't bother me at all. I wear it in the shows and the judges don't care. I was not sure at first if they would penalize me, as the classes I am competing in right now are judged on the rider. There is no rule for or against it by the governing horse-show body, so it's up to the judge. My doctor had prescribed me the DonJoy, but that would never have worked, and so I chose the CTi2. As soon as I received my brace, I seemed to get my courage back! I started showing that same week. This brace works really well and doesn't bother me at all!
193. Robin Derespino's knee two days after reattachment of the patellar tendon. I was playing basketball and it completely separated. I have been a paratrooper for the last 18 years, so I may have placed wear and tear on it. My kneecap was 4 inches too high and had to be pulled down and reattached. There is a wire and bolt holding it in place. I needed 27 staples to close the surgery site. I am trying to get flexibility back. Physiotherapy is very painful; my range of motion is now (March 3/03) at about 90 degrees. US Army Rangers lead the way!!
194. Kim P., right knee. I have torn my ACL twice, and have had two allografts (both of which have failed). I also have partial PCL tearing. This latest surgery entailed...
195. Kim P., right knee. (Additional comments go here.)
196. Kim P., right knee. (Additional comments go here)
197. Val (g3ewhiz@yahoo.co.uk): 1 week post-op, non-weight bearing, ACL/meniscus.
198. Val (g3ewhiz@yahoo.co.uk): On top of Mt. Kinabalu, 4101 metres above sea level; 8 months post-op
199. The HMO surgical procedure: your credit card opens the operating-room door!
200. Ian Stewart: post-op PCL reconstruction and ACL thermal shrinkage. (Additional comments can be added here.)
201. Rob Larick: Skiing at Silver Creek. (Additional comments can be added here.)
202. Rob Larick: Skiing (airborne) at Silver Creek. (Additional comments can be added here.)

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