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HTO/ACL update: The last post?
Maybe this one really is Operation Change the Narrative - Finally ticking off physio goals post ACL, RevACLr and HTO surgeries
ejg054
May 207 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/HTO blog: The irony of misalignment
When you undergo surgery to treat an injury, how do you know you're on the same page as your medical team re target outcomes? A random...
ejg054
Apr 12, 20243 min read
HTO Wk8: The 'Albion promotion' knee - better than the sum of its parts (hopefully)
Had my 8-week post HTO surgery consultant appointment and x-rays today and (whispers) all looking good so far 🎉 The fracture line is...
ejg054
Nov 21, 20234 min read
HTO Wk 7.5: Movement is medicine
Had another physio appointment on Wednesday and things are going pretty well
ejg054
Nov 17, 20233 min read
HTO update: Follow ups and OCN Jail Break Week
Well I guess the fact this is closer to a four-week update than a three-week one tells its own story. Lots has happened, lots going on....
ejg054
Oct 21, 20238 min read
Operation Change the Narrative: Out the other side (and a bit of drama, just for good measure)
Recovering after HTO surgery and adding a little drama to proceedings
ejg054
Sep 28, 20235 min read
Feeling the fear (and doing it anyway?)
So today marks one month until my surgery date. Sh1t is beginning to get a bit real. While I’m glad there is another avenue to explore...
ejg054
Aug 26, 20234 min read
Knee rehab to prehab
One of the things that ultimately forced me to seek the Second Opinion was that every time my knee gives way completely, it takes around...
ejg054
Jul 9, 20233 min read
Second opinions (chronic ACL deficiency) pt 1
After putting it off for three years and trying to convince myself I could live with the chronic ACL deficiency and the associated knee...
ejg054
Jun 19, 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
Nine years, four operations and endless physio
Nine years, four operations, endless physio and here we are at the end of the road. Blogging on an ACL repair experience.
ejg054
Feb 25, 20208 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 research and resources
Journal articles, websites, podcasts, webinars and more on ACL, ACLr, RevACLr, osteoarthritis and other articles that have inspired or educa
ejg054
Jan 2, 20191 min read
Ice ice baby
In good news, my ab separation is down to 2 finger widths. In not so good news, I'm typing this with ice on the ACL knee, which tells it
ejg054
Sep 13, 20183 min read
Injury and identity
Is there a point where having a recurrent or long-term injury (which should be fixable but doesn’t seem to be too keen on the concept) ultim
ejg054
Aug 30, 20184 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
Freedom (and kicking Quasimodo into touch)
Three weeks back after my holiday and, after losing the first week to a virus, I’ve been back in the gym and making good progress. In...
ejg054
Jul 18, 20173 min read
Consultants and Cornwall
Back with a quick update after my last post. I caught up with my consultant on 1 April (hopefully not an April Fool) and chatted through...
ejg054
Apr 9, 20175 min read
A combination of cock up and calamity
I should start this post by acknowledging that my ACL journey hasn't, in the truest sense of the word, been a calamity. True calamity is...
ejg054
Mar 30, 20176 min read
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