Will a Dislocated Kneecap affect me for the rest of my life?

Question

I dislocated my kneecap about 1 week ago playing football. It wouldn't go back in place on the field. I was in the hospital when they put it back in place, but it took them 3 hrs to do it. They thought it might have been fractured or something. It was one of the most painful injury's I have ever had and I was wondering if it will affect me in sports for rest of my life.

Thanks

Answer 1

It might. It depends how well you take care of yourself and knowing when to push and not push your body. I would possibly talk to a physical therapist specializing in sports medicine because they have seen more injuries and recoveries than doctors have. They are much more knowledgeable than the doctors. When I hurt my knee I went to the doctor and they couldn't tell me anything, it was even a orthopedic doctor. Ridiculous. We called up my family's friend's physical therapy practice and my favorite therapist looked at my knee, moved it around, and told me I probably irked something, but it wasn't serious.