Knee dislocation and riding

[Mtncat89]

Just wondering if anyone out there has had a patellar sublaxation(knee cap dislocation)? I had this happen to me at the end of the season, it's now been 5 months since my injury and still recovering(mostly just building muscle back up) but I am very worried about re-injury if I continue riding next season... just wanted to hear other people's success/failures with sledding and this type of injury... I plan to use a brace at all times of course, but is it going to be enough? are my mountain riding days over?

 

[05900]

BTDT !! 15 miles in Shyt Creek . Somewhere past 120 degrees according to X Rays .. .. ?
Don't skimp recovery / therapy. . . . Braces ALWAYS.
Learned the hard way...$$$ 6 years later still riding!!!

 

[WyoRado]

Hang in there, keep positive. You'll ride the way you want to again, but it'll take time. I dislocated my right kneecap, cracked it, tore the ligament, and hyperextension. (Caught a ski on a tree, smashed into the console, then flipped over the front). The first season after was tough, lots of soreness, limitations, I did a lot of left hand turns to go right. Second was better, by the third it was an afterthought. Wear the brace, pick up a pair of knee/shin guards, even the subtle taps against that kneecap hurt like hell. Some plastic protection in between helps. Once you can ditch the brace, KT tape is a great way to keep the kneecap tracking straight.

It took three years to get that knee back into good riding shape, last February I tore the acl, mcl, and meniscus on the other leg, so now I get to start over on the other side. lol

 

[Mtncat89]

Dam man, well it's good to see someone else eventually got back to their normal riding style, I ride pretty hard and would hate to not be able to get things back to normal, mine was not ad bad as your injury, grade 1 tear of the mpfl, no other ligaments damaged, meniscus undamaged, but I did bust a chunk of my patella cartilage off, so I know I'll be feeling that pain for life... It's getting there, just takes time I know, guess I'll find out my limitations in a few months!

Just curious, what kind of brace did you use while riding? I'm also trying to find something maybe a bit more supportive than what I've currently got

 

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