Tibia Tubercle Advancements (both legs)
Story starts in 1975 - symptoms: uncontrollable collapse of the right knee, pain in joint and increasing weakness. Dr.F.Heatley of St Thomas' Hosp, London operated and by splitting the tibia lengthways, grafting in bone from the hip created an osgoods schlatter style 'bump' below the knee. The effect was to move the knee cap up the leg thus lengthing the lower tendons and therefore after physio improving the overall strength of the knee. My left knee went the same way and was done a few months later (both in 12months).
He said 'Make the most of it, it won't last for ever!' I paddled the Devizes-Westminster Canoe Race and ran the London Marathon in 1985, fully operational Police Officer in London (until 1998), rowed the length (186miles) of the River Thames in 1988, won many rowing races in Thames skiffs, rowed non-stop for 24hrs (141miles), rowed the English Channel in 2hrs 42mins and rowed from London to Paris in 4days 15mins (all in the Guinness Book of Records)- I have finally worn them out!!!
I now have arthritis in the right knee having had four arthroscopies over the years to remove damaged tissue.
What next - a new knee??
From:
Malcolm KNIGHT
