I just recently found out that my 9 year old has an unusual either bone or cartlidge on the bottoms side of his knee cap. I am currently waiting on more blood work then a MRI and then possible knee scope. My question is has anyone else had a child this procedure done at such a young age? And what happened after/during?? It's not positive yet just want to get knowledge under my belt to know what to expect. Right now it's leg exercises and wearing a knee strap. Thanks everyone.
I had my first scope at 18 and was skiing two days later. Kids bounce back a lot better than adults. I have bad cartilage so over my life I have had four scopes to remove debris. The worst thing you can do is baby it, you lose mobility.
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An arthroscope? It's a simple, same day, procedure. Your son will be walking out the door after the surgery, with an ace bandage or a don-joy brace - either way - walking.
Pain? Different for everyone. As each person tolerates pain at different levels. At the age of 9 - I wouldn't give my kid Percocet or anything strong like that - I would keep it to Advil/Tylenol.
Your surgeon will tell you what your son SHOULD be doing. If the cartilage is preventing full leg extension or even bending, the doctor may NOT want your son to do ANY exercises that might further damage the ACL, cartilage or muscle.
Your surgeon should have given you a pamphlet about what to expect for surgery, especially for a child.
Not sure why you need blood results for a knee injury. That one has me for a loop.
Good luck!
Not quite as young as your kiddo, but I had this surgery at 16. So not a big deal, especially nowadays. No overnight stay, not a lot of pain, he'll be mobile pretty quick. And they can even do what they call conscious sedation, so he won't have to be 'put under' with intubation, etc. for anesthesia. They just do IV stuff- he sleeps quickly and wakes up as soon as they stop the IV. Very safe. Good luck!
When a question pops into your head, write it down to ask the doctor. Most physicians will go over everything on your list to sent your mind at ease. The trick is to go in knowing what you want to ask because I find that if I wing it I walk out the door and think of 20 questions before I'm even to my car.
