"Bucket Handle"

Tyler is now home and recovering from his arthroscopy today. Our decision to do it was exactly that...it was more exploratory because the MRI basically just showed a bone bruise and some signal indicating some trauma. Tyler's symptoms were not too severe to where he couldn't walk, etc. and it was pretty much a "take your chances" kind of surgery. Dr. may have gone in and found nothing. Well, come to find out, we are glad we decided to do the surgery. Doc Graham found a Bucket Handle Mensical tear that he had to repair. He came out after surgery and described the damage as a "very very bad tear." He said that Tyler must have twisted his knee and slammed it to cause some of his cartilage to shatter and actually float around his knee area. Doc Graham was very surprised at what he actually found after looking at the MRI and knowing Tyler's symptoms. Good news...Dr. Graham cleaned it up. He repaired the meniscus the best he could. Bad news...Dr. Graham had to take most of his cartilage out. Tyler will have immediate short term results. Long term he said Tyler will probably have problems and pain when he gets to be 40 or 50 years old. For now Tyler is relaxing with his Game Ready equipment that was prescribed and still plans on going to Prom on Saturday :) Please continue to pray for a speedy and easy recovery for him.