Partial patellar tendon tear
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| ystradboy79 |  | Partial patellar tendon tear | 16-08-2013 @ 13:06 |
 Chris 'The Magician' Melling Member 1443, 978 posts SQ 270, BP 180, DL 320770.0 kgs @ 135kgs UnEq | Has anyone got any experience of this , Ive been diagnosed with a 7mm tear in the tendon , competed in Wales strongest man back in June and felt my knee go on the 2nd event log press , finished the comp but with a lot of limping and pain , had it x rayed 2 days later and there was a small bone chip in front of the patellar , had to wait 6 weeks for an MRI and when I saw the nhs physio a couple of days ago he had the written results , he cant tell if the tear is horizontal or vertical , seeing the consultant Monday and he will have the full results , apparently if its vertical I may get away with resting it but a horizontal tear will almost certainly require surgery as it will be almost a 3rd of the tendon width. Just wondering if anyone has recovered from a similar tear with just rest or if you have had the surgery what the recovery time was , also physio could find no mention of the bone chip on the written results so still dont know if this was a piece of bone that came away with the tendon or something else , heads in the shed right now and contemplating a long lay up either way  Ive been squatting to 80% 1rm since the injury on the advice of the physio and he still reckons I can train legs but im gonna wait till Monday to see what the consultant thinks before risking any further damage. | ||
| paddymc1986 | | ... | 16-08-2013 @ 13:10 |
 dieting is not the way to go Member 1539, 5526 posts SQ 330, BP 230, DL 350910.0 kgs @ 135kgs UnEq | Sorry im no help mate just want to wish you luck with it. | ||
| JackRevans | | ... | 16-08-2013 @ 13:11 |
 'There was also a sausage in my mouth.' Member 2477, 16481 posts SQ 190, BP 130, DL 235555.0 kgs @ 83kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 16.08.2013 @ 13:12 PM by JackRevans is the physio one who specialises in strength sports and stuff? 80% of a 1rm seems pretty high for someone with an injury of that nature. maybe not for your average person who squats 70kg as a 1rm but for you, yes.not that I am an expert or even have ever had anything similar myself | ||
| ystradboy79 | | ... | 16-08-2013 @ 13:13 |
Chris 'The Magician' Melling Member 1443, 978 posts SQ 270, BP 180, DL 320770.0 kgs @ 135kgs UnEq | paddymc1986 said:Sorry im no help mate just want to wish you luck with it. Cheers mate  | ||
| ystradboy79 | | ... | 16-08-2013 @ 13:18 |
Chris 'The Magician' Melling Member 1443, 978 posts SQ 270, BP 180, DL 320770.0 kgs @ 135kgs UnEq | JackRevans said:is the physio one who specialises in strength sports and stuff? 80% of a 1rm seems pretty high for someone with an injury of that nature. maybe not for your average person who squats 70kg as a 1rm but for you, yes. not that I am an expert or even have ever had anything similar myself Hes pretty switched on to be fair and has an interest in strength sports but I did think the same as you when he told me , I had a feeling he thought it was just tendonitis he was treating and the bone chip was incidental , saying that though even after finding out about the tear he still told me to squat lol , as I say im erring on the side of caution this time though and waiting to see what the consultant thinks , just in case the physio hates me lol | ||