What is patellar entrapment?

[JHearn911@yahoo.com]

Hi folks,

I am 15 months post-op from ACL reconstruction with patellar tendon autograph... posted several months ago with new MRI results that clearly listed several problems and my OS said that nothing was wrong... FINALLY after 6 months I was approved for an IME with another doctor. The new doc looked at the MRI images and immediately diagnosed me with "marked patellar entrapment" and "retropatellar tendon adhesions." He said that I need to have surgery to remove the scar tissue. I was so excited that, after the long wait, I finally had a diagnosis and a plan that I didn't bother to ask what that really meant, what the surgery would entail, or what the recovery process is like. Unfortunately, I cannot find any information online. If anyone has any experience with this issue and the treatment thereof, please let me know what to expect! Thank you so much!

[Heidi]

Hi Jess
I'm not completely sure what this means, but it sounds as though your patella does not move properly over the front of the knee joint, due to scar tissue presence. As I said I'm not sure.
Is there any way you can contact your Surgeon to discuss it further before going in for surgery? You need to make sure that this is the right step for you and that you fully understand what it will involve.
Good luck