First, thanks for all of the great information on this site. It's been a great help as I've tried to make educated decisions for my son, whom is a little over 5 months post microfx surgery
Background:
-17yr old son twisted his ankle playing basketball in Spring of 2016. Son is currently a senior in HS and will be playing D1 college lacrosse next year.
-Ortho said likely a sprain, but after several months of continued pain, we got an MRI that showed a 1.4 OCD on talus.
-Ortho recommended microfx.
-Had microfx in Sept 2016. Ortho felt b/c of age, there'd be a very good chance he'd be able to play his final year of lacrosse in the spring, provided he wear a brace.
-2/14/2017 Son was able to run and bike with little pain. Doctor gave him the all clear to ease into lacrosse practice.
-fast forward to today, pain has started up again, it has persisted for the past 2 weeks, pain level similar to when boot came off at week 6, along with more clicking, popping, and cracking of ankle. Needless to say, he is very concerned he's done some additional damage to the ankle.
Despite spending hours researching OCDs, doctors, etc prior to surgery, I didn't pick up on the term microfracture until post surgery. I quickly became educated on the seriousness of the injury, and regret not looking at other options like denovo, biocartilage, etc.
My question: has anyone had PRP injections after microfracture, or any other type of augmented treatment without going through a completely new procedure? I'm concerned given the demands of playing a D1 sport, his ankle will not hold up with just a classic microfracture.