MACI / TTO / Lateral Release on Left Knee (Z-plasty)
I've been following a lot of threads recently that seem to focus either on MACI + TTO or MACI + MPFL, but I haven't seen a lot of people who have had MACI + TTO + Lateral Release surgery on their knees all together. I had this surgery 2 weeks ago (and a cartilage clean-up + removal of healthy cartilage for MACI about 2 months ago).
I created a substack for anyone who is interested in following along on my recovery. Everyone's recovery is going to look different but just wanted share this in case it's helpful.
As background, I'm a 35 year old female, very active (marathoner, ultramarathoner, lifts weights, etc.) and discovered a Baker's Cyst in my left knee last summer. Journey of pain started well before that, but the cyst is what led me eventually to get this surgery.
Here's the substack, but also happy to chat more here if anyone is also going through this same stack of surgeries. https://substack.com/@katiethomas1