Patella Tendon Snap

by Sat

Well, to start off I'm 15 years old and my doctor told me I have osgood schlatters and told me to cut down on basketball and to wear knee braces. Im on my school team and I take it easy and do a set of warmups that my doctor gave me before every activity. So, lately the pain had decreased until one day I was going up for a layup and heard a small snap under my left knee cap. To be honest the feeling of being scared that I won't be able to play ever again was more than the leg pain itself. My leg hurt and it felt like jelly, so i limped back to the locker room and kept my leg straight for a bit being unsure what to do. I got dressed and limped back home. I iced it for about 10 minutes, there was absolutely no swelling and I was able to bend my knee perfectly fine and straighten it fine. There was slight pain when I lifted my leg while laying down. 3 days after the injury, the pain completely stopped when either i walked or bended it. I just can't run or jump, or it feels like im going to fall . it hurts when i put sudden weight on it. I went to the doctor about 5 days after the injury and the doctor said i might've tore my tendon slightly and that i should not play anymore. she also referred me to an orthopedic who will take a look at it and also take a MRI on the area. I also got xrays which didn't show anything. I'm meeting my orthopedic in exactly 2 weeks, and I'm committed to not performing any physical activity and to rest. Ive been also soaking the area with hot salt water to increase blood flow as my doctor reccomended. I have about 3 season games in the meantime and wonder if the tendon would just heal on its own and i would be able to play? My question is , how long would it be until i am able to run/jump again'? Also is the damage serious? I just hope I can play again and i won't need surgery.

Thanks :)