Hi Chester,

  Its certainly a reasonable idea - what happens is my kneecap wobbles from side to side rather than being staionary - knee braces I have seen brace the bootom and the top and have a space where your kneecapplays peek-a-boo. That is the very part that is wrong with my knee - the ligaments no longer hold it in place its off to one side - laying down on the job. I think to actually hold the knee cap in place - I am not sure one could have that kind of a solid support and then bend the knee. Its okay - its annoying at this point - it took awhile to be able to go downstairs after the surgery ( it is actually harder down than going up stairs - go figure!) I am not running now, I limit stairs -  - 2nd floor yes - 9 floor - no. 

                                          Trisha

-----Original Message-----
From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
Of Chester Worwa
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 8:59 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Knee Problems


OK.  I just thought a brace would help stabilize the
knee.

--- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Chester,
> 
>    A brace wouldn't put the ligament back where it
> belongs - so the knee can move smoothly. Think of
> pulley where the rope has slipped off the - whatever
> they call the thing with the grooves that makes the
> pulley work, unless the rope is in the groove it
> doesn't work properly.
> 
>                               Trisha
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> Of Chester Worwa
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:50 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Knee Problems
> 
> 
> Wouldn't a brace be better than surgery?
> 
> --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Chester,
> > 
> >    Well, basically it has come unhinged. The
> > ligament that holds it straight has slipped of to
> > the side so my lower leg and foot are not facing
> > forward but off at a 45% angle - I trip and
> stumble
> > some because of this - its also a wee bit painful
> > becasue the bone grates on the bone. That's was
> what
> > finally drove me to having the surgery in Dec 2005
> 
> > - wasn't bad surgery - I walked out on crutches
> with
> > help from my boychild - it also didn't work for
> any
> > length of time. 
> > 
> >                                             
> Trisha
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> > Of Chester Worwa
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 5:08 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Knee Problems
> > 
> > 
> > What happened to your knee?
> > 
> > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > 
> > > Thanks Kendall - I enjoyed the site and am
> saving
> > it
> > > for future reference. Never can tell - with
> > Amber's
> > > father in Iraq and rapidly aging and falling
> apart
> > > parents ( my natural father already gets around
> on
> > a
> > > scooter the VA provides)- and the surgery didn't
> > > take on my knee - so it needs to be done again -
> > one
> > > never knows when oone needs such info.
> > > 
> > >                                Trisha
> > 
> > 
> >      
> >
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