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Thank you for your response, I really appreciate it. I think I can rule out anatomical defect, seeing as I know in previous checkups for my knee problems the doctors have moved the patella around a little bit.
As my pain has never been so bad as it has been these past few weeks, I am wondering if I have just been abusing my knees by not getting treated in a timely fashion, and then the incident in which it became excrutiating to walk was just the last straw that caused my patella to fuse with my femur. The past three weeks have been the worst out of the five years I've been dealing with this, so I am definitely convinced I did something to hurt them, even though that specific day consisted of me just sitting for a long period of time in a cold room.
My suggestions are do not bother about why this has taken place as you are being critical on yourself. Take all necessary precautions in the future and you need to diagnose if you have any other associated knee problems. Explain the history to your orthopedician properly and take the right course of action.
I can explain the anatomy of the front of thigh to you.
The bone which you refer as knee cap is called patella and is a sesamoid (bone inside a tendon) bone of the tendon quadriceps. The front of thigh has four muscles and it is referred as quadriceps and it contains a bone inside the tendon called patella or sesamoid bone.
Normally the bone is inside the tendon but when there is some wear or tear or arthritis or some anatomical defect it is attached to femur like patello femoral arthritis.
The orthopedic surgeon will find that out, the reason for your fusion.
Take care!
Thank you for your response, I really appreciate it. I think I can rule out anatomical defect, seeing as I know in previous checkups for my knee problems the doctors have moved the patella around a little bit.
As my pain has never been so bad as it has been these past few weeks, I am wondering if I have just been abusing my knees by not getting treated in a timely fashion, and then the incident in which it became excrutiating to walk was just the last straw that caused my patella to fuse with my femur. The past three weeks have been the worst out of the five years I've been dealing with this, so I am definitely convinced I did something to hurt them, even though that specific day consisted of me just sitting for a long period of time in a cold room.
-Cutecarebear
My suggestions are do not bother about why this has taken place as you are being critical on yourself. Take all necessary precautions in the future and you need to diagnose if you have any other associated knee problems. Explain the history to your orthopedician properly and take the right course of action.
Take care!