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Who to visit to give me a new knee?

  • 09-05-2009 10:42pm
    #1
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭


    I'll keep this short. My knee joint hurts when I run. The best description of the pain/symptoms is more or less how you describe runners knee.

    I've been to a doctor who seemed like he really wasn't sure how to treat the matter altho advised rest. I also now take glucosamine and chondroitin. I have further had my gait analysed and I'm a pretty heavy pronator on the knee in question.

    The pain has recently come back with a vengence so what's the next step and who is the most ideal person to see? Do I go to the doc and get a referral or can I skip that step and go straight to source (I have private med insurance thankfully)?

    Also, and admitedly a long shot but I live in London so does anyone know the name of someone they know and trust to be good over here?

    Cheer for advice.


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  • #2
    sdevine89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭sdevine89


    Brian Hurson and Ray Moran two top knee surgeons in Ireland but you will need to be referred by either a doctor or physio

    So my first step would be a trip to a reconsigned sports physio


  • #3
    Figerty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Figerty


    Hi there Canis Lupus,

    Been there, done the knee....

    Sports phyiso is the first stop as was reccomended, Most GPs aren't fully up to the physiology of a sports knee injury. If you're lucky the GP will tell if he/she is or is not.

    Next stop would be an MRI scan, which the GP can organise, once you had to get a consultant to do it and lighten your pocket by about €300 for two visits to read out a report which your GP will understand anyway.

    Unfortunately the MRI may not show the problem, it takes images or slices of about 3mm spacings (from my expriernace) and it could miss the problem. It did in my case.

    Keyhole surgery next if it is cartilage etc. Which if you have a lot of pain, but full movement it could be.

    One final word of advice. Surgery should be a last option, there are risks involved; Infection, anesthetic etc. that shouldn't be taken lightly. I was very very unlucky to pick up an infection after keyhole, but very lucky to still have a fully functioning knee afterwards. The odds are very low on that happening to you.


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