What are my treatment options for an osteo-chondral injury?

Thank you for expressing your concern about the knee pain you are experiencing. Needless to say, you are not alone and I see many young men in your situation at the Sports Clinic. As Dr Sean mentions there can be several causes for knee pain and “runner’s knee” is a broad term for pain at the front of your knee. Important things to consider are 1. Swelling to the knee 2. Locking symptoms 3. Instability or giving way 4. Difficulty with stairs If there are any of these symptoms, there might be something more significant going on.

Sorry to hear about your unlucky situation with the army. Anterior ankle impingement is due to inflammation and scar tissue forming in the front part of your ankle joint, limiting range of motion and causing pain, just as you’ve described. It’s attributed to repeated strain of the front portion of your ankle joint. It sounds like your doctor has taken the right steps with an MRI given the length of pain – it’s good news that there’re no bony spurs or visible deformities.