Teenage leg injury

[emily567]

Hi everyone, I can't believe I only just found this community, but it looks like the perfect place for me :D There are things I've been looking for for years (literally), and I probably just haven't been systematic enough... but I also read all the injury posts on here, and just wanna check that what I have makes sense, since you're such

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[readera48]

I'm not sure how helpful this is, but I have some personal experience to share.

My partner now walks with a cane (we live in the US) and has for several years. This was somewhat due to an injury from his teenage years. He was in ROTC, and he tore his ACL, a ligament in his knee. It healed wrong, as it was never properly treated. This has resulted in a small limp that eventually lead to a paralyzed leg. We don't know the full details of how that happened.

Even though he uses a cane when we go out, he doesn't around the house. He can grab onto walls or counters as needed and we live in a small place. He does sometimes have problems, with his other leg taking all his weight or his back due to his walking gait. He also has a butt that is half flat and half well developed. His cane arm, on the other side of his bad leg, is also really muscular.

I hope this helps, and feel free to ask any relevant questions.

[readera48]

Thank you, this is actually helpful, although i'm sorry to hear about your partner's injury

[readera48]

I'm glad I was able to help. Thanks.

[emily567]

Actually, I do have a question as well (sorry forgot to sign in earlier). So if you don't mind sharing some details, I mean, did he just wake up one day and found himself in pain/unable to move? Did he have to go to the ER or stay in a hospital? And based on what you said, it wasn't caused by anything in particular, like a fall or anything, just a random consequence of the injury?

Thank you!

[readera48]

No problem. He walked with just a slight limp for a few years. His leg go bad really fast, when it happened. He was walking several miles to & from work and his leg kept getting more of a limp. Then one day he tries to get out of bed and his leg fell out from under him and wouldn't support his weight.

He didn't go to the er or hospital, mostly because he didn't have insurance and he didn't want to go. I couldn't make him go at the time. Thinking about it now, I regret it. The leg is now basically paralyzed, which we have been told can't be caused by a ligament in his knee.
He can't move it, and he has decreased circulation & feeling in his leg & foot. It wasn't caused by a particular incident that we can tell, just more abuse in the leg over time, without proper medical treatment.

[emily567]

I see, sounds awful :< thanks again for the answer