Clinical Details
In August 1996, a 25-year old male injured his left knee and dislocated
his left elbow falling approximately 3 metres from a fence in the course
of his duty as a police officer. He was seen in A&E, his dislocation
was reduced and he was discharged but despite physiotherapy he continued
to complain of pain in his left knee. During the following 8 years he
saw numerous orthopaedic surgeons, his pain was attributed to several
different pathologies including torn menisci, early patella-femoral
degeneration, and a torn anterior cruciate ligament. He underwent 6
separate surgical procedures, none of which led to any improvement in
his pain and in some cases exacerbated it.