Update since 6-22-22 left knee injury:
Swelling has went down. However, his left knee has slid out of place several times in this past month. Also, his right knee also slid out of place just the other day too.
So this past month, we have been having Jonah wear almost full-time the Target-bought knee braces on both knees for whatever help they can provide. We are hopeful the orthopedic doctor will prescribe better braces for Jonah's knees.
On Sunday when Jonah's left knee slipped out, swelling came back.
Very glad we finally have our orthopedic appointment today!
My notes from our appointment today with orthopedic doctor:
Dr thinks constant bracing is the answer for now along with continued PT.
So we now have braces for BOTH knees which are specifically made to prevent the knee cap from slipping out of place. Jonah had one of these for right knee from Fall 2021, but he had outgrown it. And the brace is specific to left or right so that is why we needed braces for both knees today.
She would like an MRI though given the amount of swelling on 6-22 and even now. Although she said today’s X-ray looks much better- patella back to center.
She talked about waiting a few weeks before scheduling MRI to see if this newest swelling goes down and if new braces for both knees stops his falls. But we decided to go ahead and schedule MRI since that might be weeks out anyway. If he improves greatly, we just cancel.
She is hopeful there is no tear bc she said he would be in more constant pain. However, the continued swelling makes her want to just check.
Besides over-laxity from DS, Jonah has very shallow grooves for kneecap to sit in which makes it even easier to slide out
Jonah very resistant to new knee braces. I think he’s just sick of always dealing with stuff
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Also, dr thinks the reason we’re seeing more of left foot turning is bc to hold your foot center, puts tension on the knee muscles. So it probably feels better to let his foot relax to center.
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