Bilateral chondropathy patella

Does anyone suffer from the above? I'm after some advice about knee supports. I was diagnosed with this in January this year. Surgeon has said I need an OP but have to wait. I am given steroid injections in each knee until I can have the op.

Can anyone recommend knee supports for this condition?

Also any further info on this condition? Google does not throw up much on this. I also read on one site this is also called runners knee but I'm not too sure of that?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Can anyone help me?

I have been trying to find details of the hinged knee brace I wore on my left knee before I had a full leg caliper made [I was already wearing a full leg caliper on my right leg], but it was made here and I cannot find any details of it on the internet.

But - have a look at the knee braces here:

http://www.physioroom.com/catalog/Kn...aces/2034.html

as perhaps one of them will help. Not cheap, unfortunately, but the company is good to deal with as I have spine supports which I bought from them for when I need less support than my full spinal/neck brace.

Sorry that I cannot be of any more help.

I can tell you what it means but I take it you already know that, other than that can't be of any help

Thanks Malka. I hadn't realised people had responded

Tell me what you know about this condition please, as all I was told was I have misaligned knee caps that are wearing away the cartilage and I'll need an OP. That's all I know. Is the OP to replace the knee joints? I was told to no longer do any running, the doc words were you will destroy what little you have left of you knee joints.

Hi - I had to have my knee rebuilt after a bad accident a few years ago and found some really useful information plus consultant recommendations etc on the knee geeks forum.
Might be worth a quick look to see if it helps at all.

no specific help but tuns granny had a knee replacement a few years back at 73 after having knackered knees for years (shes says she too old to have the other one done now and is on high dose ibuprofen every day) made a great recovery and felt like half a new girl

As well as knee supports you could also look into going to see a podiatrist and having some orthotics made for inside your shoes. Sometimes they can really help you and take the adverse pressure/ movement off your knees when you're walking or running ( although I appreciate you've been told not to run )

I had a knee problem, albeit a different one, before I climbed Kilimanjaro and just having orthotics made all the difference. I genuinely don't think that I could have done the climb without them.

Thanks for recommending Knee geeks, I've been looking for a decent health forum where they have heard of this condition.