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2025: Quick ACL/HTO update
current challenges are hopping side-to-side (the knee doesn't like that one bit and properly moans about it); hopping down from height; and
ejg054
Feb 94 min read
Another a-knee-versary: HTO one year on 🎉
So here it is, one year on from HTO surgery. 12 months on, I can say one thing for certain: The knee is definitely more stable than pre-HTO
ejg054
Sep 25, 20247 min read
ACL madness: The post I wasn't going to post
I'm actually posting this update a full five weeks after I wrote it. I just discovered it, sat on my desktop, while wondering whether I...
ejg054
May 27, 20244 min read
HTO/ACL update: Finding my stride
I don’t have any concerns about the osteotomy, the challenges now lie in the ACL rehab (again!)
ejg054
Mar 6, 20244 min read
A-knee-versaries, hyperextension and heels
At the time of writing, it’s the day after Facebook kindly reminding me that it is 7 years since the RevACLr officially failed
ejg054
Jan 23, 20244 min read
HTO Wk6: Braceless, next steps (ha) go crutchless
After the confusion over the official 'brace free' day, I jettisoned the brace - morning, noon and night - on Monday and so far, so...
ejg054
Nov 8, 20234 min read
Week 5: Keeping the groundhog at bay
Just over 5 weeks post-HTO at time of writing and two main themes driving this week: Brace on or off? Keeping the groundhog at bay The...
ejg054
Nov 1, 20232 min read
All original parts
Sat looking at a blank page realising it's less than one week now until Operation CTN gets underway and thinking I really ought to blog...
ejg054
Sep 19, 20234 min read
Operation 'Change the Narrative' - all systems go 🎉
After two consultations and three sets of imaging, I went back to see the surgeon today to finalise the plan for what, from here on in,...
ejg054
Jul 31, 20235 min read
FFS!!
Sometimes there is absolutely nothing more eloquent than swearing. This is one of those times. In short, this whole game is a bit of a...
ejg054
Apr 12, 20233 min read
Braced for action
It has been so long since I last wrote an update that I actually can’t remember what I wrote last time. In fact, the whole website CMS...
ejg054
Apr 12, 20235 min read
More tortoise, less hare
Well, it feels very strange to be writing another update but here it finally is. Firstly, what a year it has been!! Tricky to know what...
ejg054
Jan 21, 20218 min read
From back to basics to monkey business
With hindsight, I should have given more thought to the zip wires. There are basically two ways to land: running it out if landing forwards;
ejg054
Dec 4, 20196 min read
ACL, TKR and bone density - is it time to update the post-op advice?
Is it time to give patients advice on optimising bone density following ACL surgery?
ejg054
Sep 11, 20194 min read
End of phase two... and the issue of trust
I was going to write an entry on the issue of trust when it comes to choosing/working with medical professionals and then circumstances...
ejg054
Aug 15, 20195 min read
Getting back in the groove
The ACL knee has responded relatively well. It’s often sore on the medial joint line and gets sore and achy if I’ve done MummyFIT classes in
ejg054
Aug 15, 20183 min read
Phase one complete, time for phase two
So, here we are, nearly two months after my last update. First things, first: Baby L arrived a in May and, following a small hiccup...
ejg054
Jul 4, 20185 min read
Finally... filling in the gaps: The ACL deficient knee in pregnancy
So, after several 'filler' posts, hints and updates, I can finally fill in the gaps and officially announce that I’m six months pregnant....
ejg054
Jan 29, 20185 min read
In the words of Salt n Pepa: Let's talk about...
This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a long time, since I started the blog if not before, but I keep putting it off because,...
ejg054
Dec 29, 20172 min read
Progress, heels and finding my own way
It’s a few weeks since my last post so I figure it’s time for an update. Gymwise, things have been going fairly well. The knee still...
ejg054
Sep 12, 20173 min read
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