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Hey,
I wonder if anyone could possibly give me some advice... I dislocated my knee approximately 2 years ago, sometimes I still get trouble with it (as in, it feels like it may pop out of place), but I would love to learn to ski, does anyone know if its possible - if this is a stupid question I apologise, completely new to this whole world.
- Tess. [/b]
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Ba+2Na, For info, how old are you Tess?
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Ba+2Na, Go to a snow dome near where you live and have a taster lesson. If you have good enough muscle condition you should not have any problems. But after trying it for an hour or so, if you feel that it is likely to dislocate again, go see a knee specialist as it may well pop out doing something incredibly mundane as well.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Find a physo or doctor who skis and get some proper advice! When I tore my calf muscle my GPs receptionists told me which doc to see when I told them it was a ski injury and assured me I'd get much more sense out of him than any of the others as he was the only skier.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Fri 7-12-12 12:17; edited 1 time in total
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Thanks for the advice. I've seen a specialist before they have said that the knee is fine, but it does lock and feel like it will pop out of the socket occasionally. So I will try both options 
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Ba+2Na, just a thought but perhaps snowboarding could be your sport - its easier on the knees that skiing, if a little rougher on the hands/wrists and butt when learning...
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Ba+2Na, I would be concerned about the locking, this isn't something I have suffered from but with both times I have been referred to consultants in both cases they were concerned about whether I was getting any locking.
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Snowboarding should be possible. My friends with knee problems were recommended snowboarding and had no problems.
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I presume your dislocation is the kneecap.
There is a huge spectrum of outcomes that happen after this injury Everyone who has a dislocation has a number of problems with the knee eg shallow groove for the kneecap. These come together to cause the kneecap to be unstable. Locking only occurs if you knock a piece off the thigh bone at the time of dislocation and would usually be evident within weeks. So if you haven't locked after that period you probably won't.
About half will have a second dislocation within two years, in other words half won't.
Unfortunately many have a sense that the kneecap is about to come out but pullup/slightly give way and it doesn't quite occur ( think bobsleigh rider almost crashing out but recovering)
You can approach to problem in two ways:
i) adapt to what you knee allows you to do, snowboarding not a bad idea but don't have the bad leg as the one in when getting on off lifts as it twists the knee. You can still redislocate snowboarding but probably a bit less likely than skiing. You should do a physio programme and keep as strong as possible, they can teach you to tape you kneecap which can help. Cycling not a bad option. You could try a brace, bioskin make a pretty good one that is intended for this problem. They can be bought on line but much better to try them on, they should be fairly snug fit so they don't slip.
ii) find out more about the components that are coming together to make your kneecap unstable ie see your local knee specialist. Then discuss whether you would be prepared to have surgery. The operations vary from a release ( not very good results) but often tempting because it sounds a small operation which it is not, the medial patella femoral ligament can be repaired, the tendon or muscle moved or it is even possible to deepen the groove ( trochlearplasty) All operations to stabilise the kneecap are big procedures with at least six months recovery.
I hope that helps you
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Ba+2Na, Wot Jonathan Bell says with one caveat, snowboarding once you're reasonably competent is easy on the knees IF and ONLY IF you get your setup right for your bio-mechanical design. Secondly the early learning process on a board can REALLY booger up your knees. I have a slightly weak/sore/puffy knee from dislocated patella . . . that I did falling on ice from a toe-catch on my board  took about 18 months for it to settle down properly and a lot of location specific exercise to make it feel 100%. Still looks peculiar and after a week on the snow looks even worse but it doesn't interfere with my boarding or learning to ski and telemark (that does make it ache).
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Dislocated right kneecap twice, left one once. Had surgery on left, and they cleaned my right one up when i broke my tibia. Ski harder now than I used to before the injuries. But.. physio, physio, physio.
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