Previous avulsion of vastus lateralis

Injury/Nutrition Knee

9 years ago 01/22/2015 7:03am EST

Hey,

I requested my MRI report from the end of 2013 and this was mentioned on it.

It had never been mentioned to me.

I've tried to look it up and it sounds like it could be serious.

It's extremely frustrating as I've always said to EVERY specialist the pain is ABOVE my knee at the outside and everyone ignores that and goes on about cartilage etc.

Basically what I want to know is is there any chance this could've healed on it's own or is it something that 100% would've required surgery and what on earth should I do about it now.

Thanks for any advice from anyone.

9 years ago 01/22/2015 8:41am EST

re: track chick

I'm assuming you are referring to an avulsion of the VL at the insertion near the knee cap (patella) and not where it originates at the greater trochanter of the hip. It's hard to answer your question without knowing if this was a specific injury or a chronic gradual issue. If you felt an immediate pain then likely this was an abrupt avulsion and may have needed surgery at the time, though depending on how bad it was/is and your activity level then conservative non-operative management would still be appropriate. What I would do is take your MRI report to the doc that ordered the MRI and ask specifically about the avulsion and tell him/her you are still having discomfort in that area. If he/she does not address the issue to your expectation then research an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the knee and seek yet another opinion with this MRI report in hand.

Good luck

9 years ago 01/22/2015 10:43am EST

re: FWTXrun

Thank you very much for your reply.

Yes, it's near my knee not hip.

It was a sudden injury - one day my knee was fine, the next it wasn't. It happened during an accident on the track.

I haven't been able to walk pain free for years since this accident. Have always been told it was meniscus issues (which I had surgery for) - but to find the location of pain it's 2 inches above the top of my kneecap then 3 inches across to the left (left knee) in one broad area.

I'm convinced this is sufficiently serious so I'll be seeing someone tomorrow afternoon about it.

8 years ago 05/30/2015 5:24am EDT

re: FWTXrun

I was told I may have : an avulsion injury or calcific tendinitis of the

vastus lateralis muscle by MRI finging, it’s at the origin from the trochanter of the hip, can't find much info online, most of them are in the knee area. Do you have any info (treatment options, prognosis)? Thanks

Amy

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