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Question - pfs patella femoral syndrome (after knee replacement)

by steve
(ny )

I had a knee replacement and now my kneecap keeps moving around causing a lot of pain and cracking and popping my pt says it is patella femoral syndrome and stated that a knee brace might help that holds the kneecap in place. If that don't help i might need an artifical kneecap. Will that help? i don't know if i want anymore surgeries i already had 5 in the past 5 yrs

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Sep 19, 2008
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by: Bart - SII

A patella stabilizer may help with your problem. It not only helps to maintain patella position, but it provides compression of the joint which will allow the muscles to function at a higher level. It is definitely worth a try, as an $80 brace is a much better option than a multi-thousand dollar surgery and the recovery.

Bart

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