Do you need to have surgery if you tear your meniscus? #shorts

[chrissahagun]

Question please help! I recently had a bad accident and tore my Medial meniscus. I’m not quite sure if my loss of ROM is from that though, or from the Tibial Plateau surgery that I recently had. I almost don’t want to have meniscus surgery because it could also be due to 2 torn ligaments (PCL & PLC) I have. Please advise. I have been pushing myself with ROM exercises and am slowly gaining some each week. I am 7 weeks now post op from my tibial plateau surgery and they are going to look into planning my next surgery for PCL & PLC repair. But I really want to avoid meniscus surgery if possible. How can I be certain there is locking or not in the knee? Is it normal for someone who suffered all the injuries I have to be struggling with full flexing of the knee joint at this point? I have a stage 2 fracture of the tibia plateau. (Plate and screws). Please please someone help me

[trueone]

Tore meniscus 4months ago. Still can’t fully run but I’m walking straight. Still have pain so I went to orthopedic and first thing he said after seeing mri was to stitch it up. Can I get fully better without surgery no locking or anything, able to deliver mail for 10 hours but still can’t run without pain

[Alex_Martz]

I had surgery even when I have almost 100% motion and no lock, the doctor still recommended the surgery but now I see he did it for a cash grab, another doctor recently told me with a new MRI that my inner meniscus was removed almost completely and says the thin layer of meniscus remaining will degenerate quickly and probably I will need replacement of the knee in 5-7 years because of this... What's your view on that?, I think there are some very shady doctors that don't care if you'll end up worse than before as long as they can get some money out of you

[Lexi]

You do though ether way damage other ligaments. Because I had a acl & meniscus repair bone fragments that grew roots. Then my second surgery was a acl revision thaw a mcl and all and a nether meniscus repair and patellar tendon. I’m so confused. There so mine different answers.

[breneralves]

This was very helpful thank you so much

[giannastephenson-ms]

My knee keeps catching and it popped out once but I had surgery for my knee popping out almost a year ago and I went back for swelling and pain and I got an X-ray showing I have an avulsion tear could I have also torn something it’s very painful to bend walk and ect I have an mri scheduled just want to prepare myself just in case

[Leej]

Thanks for that info .. i can’t tell if my knee locks up.. but i can’t put my entire weight on my leg .. will this show up on my
MRI .. so what is the other option? Will you respond and let me know.. thanks❤

[cristianionescu]

So doctors told me after almost 3 years I got something like this, a microtear. My knee doesn't lock up but whenever I jump, run, or have any impact it starts hurting ln the outside. Having surgery Monday apparently, is it the right choice?

[Kingx]

Can you elaborate on what you mean by “locking”? It’s been 8 weeks since I was injured by a massage therapist actually, and both my knees feel a bit locked up STILL as I walk.

[BIGNEM]

What does locking mean? I got a sharp pain at 30-40 degrees but can go below or above that

[srinivasb]

It revealed an anterolateral intermeniscal cyst with radial tear of anterior portion of lateral meniscus. There is also mild Chondromalacia. Should I go for meniscectomy and chondroplasty.

[cs-]

Have had 2 lateral meniscus surgeries. No issues for years and now I felt something move in my knee while I was crossing my legs on a stool in front of the couch. Hurts to bend, chiropractor tried to adjust but unsuccessful. Foot was slightly numb and 5 hours later numbess is gone. Should I go get surgery again or will mobility return after a few days?

[Em.erri]

Does a meniscus tear cause pain that comes and goes with wear or is it constant/doesn't get better with rest please?

[AsadKhan-qlhn]

Level 3 tear.. knee doesn't lock.. still no surgery needed? Thanks

[JoseMoreno-gj]

Dang mine is locking but i cant do surgery because that requires me taking time off work and i cant afford to take time off so is there any way to relieve the pain at home at least long enough for me to get some sleep i get fluid built up in my knee from it and it sucks

[jesusflores-hxse]

I torn my median meniscus 2 years ago I have full motion on my knee no pain as result of my torn meniscus I have a para meniscus cyst, doctor recommended surgery, what are your thoughts?

[somnathhapse]

grade two signal in posterior horn pf medial meniscus do i need surgery

[TheLegitEpicBoss]

Does it count as locking up if I can bend my knee but can’t fully extend it? I guess that classifies as locking up but I don’t know the extent of my knee locking up required for surgery

[sangteakhawlhring]

I have locking knee, can i heal without surgery?

[tosamja]

Yes you need surgery even if it doesn't lock up! It depends from person to person.