Bone-on-bone. Right knee since 1980. Left knee since 2018.
exceptionnation.com/knees · Page last reviewed: June 16, 2026
This page documents a bilateral knee record that began in 1980 and is still accumulating. Both knees carry structural findings that conventional orthopedic guidance treats as load-limiting. The current load on the leg press is 1,628 lbs. The imaging is on file. The math does not add up the way it is supposed to.
The documented conditions.
IMAGING ON RECORD
Left knee — ACL surgery (historic) + meniscectomy, 2018
Anterior cruciate ligament repair, date pre-digital. January 2018 MRI ordered to verify tear and ligament damage prior to surgical decision. Medial meniscus subsequently removed. MRI read by L. on record. Second structural loss on the same joint, different decade.
Right knee — medial meniscectomy, fall 1980
Medial cartilage removed at age 14. Approximately 46 years of bone-on-bone articulation. 2025 imaging confirms joint space narrowing and osteophyte formation consistent with advanced degenerative change. Two independent radiology reads on record.
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