Knee operations meniscus

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Since you are young, he should have been thinking to preserve your meniscus. I would suggest you to go to a good knee surgeon for proper management. do let us know what you decided.

I have torn my meniscus and i have to have surgery. How is it like? How long will i be in the hospital for?

For your knee it sounds as if you may need to have it operated to remove the torn piece of the meniscus. The meniscus doesn't have good blood supply and so it doesn't heal well (if at all). Have an MRI done on the knee and see an orthopedist to discuss your options. Does the bump on your knee hurt and is it soft or hard? If it is hard and if you are young it could be Osgood-Schlatters disease / Syndrome but there could other reasons as well. Have it looked into.

I had my left knee operated on for meniscus surgery on 4-11-2011. Doctor said 4-6 weeks recovery. I went to PT, and was still out for 11 weeks. I work in a 4 star hotel as a turndown attendant. I push a cart that weighs about 180 lbs. My knees are buckling, and my left knee is swollen. I am always in pain!! I find it very hard to do my job. I am going to see my regular Doctor this monday. See what he says. Am i always going to have this pain? I was better off before the surgery!!

I have bad arthritis in my knee. My ortho doc (after MRI) says I tore the meniscus but he thinks arthroscopy is a waste of my time and money since I have such thin cartilage. He took all the fluid out and injected me with cortisone earlier today. The pain is unbearable and the swelling is coming back already. Has anyone had torn meniscus with advanced arthritis and had sucess with arthroscopy. He says I am not ready yet for knee replacement.

I just had surgery less than a week ago for both lateral and medial meniscus tears on my right knee. It was really no big deal at all. surgery was on a friday and I was back to work monday. not much pain involved and I am aleready walking w/out crutches after 3 days. I have been avoiding surgery for about 5 years, and now I don't know why. I guess I was sort of nervous about the whole Idea of having a knee operation. My personal recommendation is to go w/ your orthopedic doctors advice.

After a recent fall, MRI showed a small tear near the free edge or the posterior horn and body of the medial meniscus- the orthopedist feels that without surgery it will get worse. This is a workman's comp so don't think I can wait and see and hope that if it does get worse they will cover an operation several years later. Wondering if surgery really is necessary, not sure if it is in the red-red zone or red-white zone. If I do surgery what is realistic for recovery time?

May 13, 2009 I had a partial removal of my right knee inside medial meniscus. fell on it three times from June to October finally could not stand it any more went back to my Dr office two weeks ago, first had an Xray, I am bone on bone where the minescus was removed. Arthritis is flaming really bad Then I had an MRI showing I now have a tear in the minescus. I was told I will get called Monday or Tuesday about surgery option & meet with Dr, etc.

I just visited my Doctor, and he recommended me the same procedure, cartilage and meniscus transfer. I am 35 years old. I wonder how long does the new meniscus and the cartilage last, 10-20 years? Does anyone know? Please help. What would happen to my knee 15-20 years after the transplant? Can OATS be repeated?

) Now this summer I think I have retorn the meniscus. I have been having some knee pain and it seems to be catching slightly again. What are the chances of retear and how long should I wait to see the doctor again? Any ideas? Should I keep going until I can't stand it again?

sometimes post surgical changes in the meniscus will mimic a new tear on MRI. For that reason, I do not favor MRI in the post surgical knee. If your doctor thinks Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is an issue, then I agree that surgery can be risky. However, you are right, if there is a new tear then nothing short of surgery will solve your problem. If the problems persist, a second arthroscopy will be necessary.

I just had surgery less than a week ago for both lateral and medial meniscus tears on my right knee. It was really no big deal at all. surgery was on a friday and I was back to work monday. not much pain involved and I am aleready walking w/out crutches after 3 days. I have been avoiding surgery for about 5 years, and now I don't know why. My personal recommendation is to go w/ your orthopedic doctors advice. If they say that surgery will help you with pain and discomfort, then do the operation.

my 17 year old son tore his meniscus 6 months ago and had over 50% of it removed; seeing the same dr. the whole time and his symptoms of swelling and pain never went away...needed to have it drained 6 times, 2 cortisone injections, and nsaids prescribed...finally got another dr. to diagnose and immediately sees his hips/knees are misaligned!! his recommendation is osteotomy surgery, then after recovery from that a meniscus replacement...

Surgical repair for torn meniscus of L' Knee. 3 months post-op it buckled, caused tear during fall to R' Knee and meniscus was surgically repaired but has also failed, although the surgeon refuses to order an MRI to "prove" this latest injury. Pain is an issue as I am allergic to all pain meds ordered to date and take nothing for the pain levels of 9-10. Before injury both knees were healthy, minimal arthritic changes on MRI's in spite of age 58 and obesity.

Second, patients must be compliant with the post-operative rehabilitation after a meniscus repair. Rehabilitation following a meniscus repair is more significant than if the torn piece of meniscus is simply removed.Your symptoms might have appeared due to over exertion and as such nothing serious is presumed.You can see your physician for a normal checkup. Refer http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/meniscusinjuries1/a/meniscusrepair.

I have recently had an MRI of my knee. 4 years ago, I tore the meniscus. 3 years ago, I had a meniscus repair surgery. 2 years ago, after the repair was unsuccessful, I had a menisectomy. After six months of slow recovery, I've been able to run and play tennis, though not at the intensity nor as a daily routine like was the case prior to the injury. A month ago, after a few successive days of activity, I felt swelling and pain. After a few weeks of this, I got the MRI.

Should I go ahead with an arthroscopy or delay it until my MS diagnosis process is complete? As the operation is predominately diagnostic, although he does think my knee will be more 'comfortable' afterwards, would it be an unnecessary risk having a full anesthetic for a diagnostic operation, are there extra risks with MS in this? Thank you and sorry to be so long winded but the story is a real mix up of symptoms being mistaken by both me and my GP.

My friend fell over backwords into a laundry bin last year. He was told he would need surgery on his knee in order to walk without assistance. He does not have insurance and has applied for medical help but was denied. He is forced to walk with a cane because his knee was never fixed. He has a displaced bucket handle that acording to the mri is flipped and also has a tear of lateral meniscus.

Had arthroscopy sugery left knee Aug.2012.Still in pain up and down stairs and unable to squat down. pain after walking or standing for more than 30 mins. New MRI report, tell me what this means where i can understand it! Abnormal signal involves body of posterior horh of medial meniscus and body of posterior horn of lateral meniscus.

i had surgery on my left knee twice. i tore my meniscus playing soccer. However, i believe i lost the flexibily. my Question is, why dont i have full range of motion? ie i cant sit on my heels if that makes sense. im starting to have the same symptoms in my right knee that i had in my left before the surgery. like my knee clicks pops in and out of place.

I have a small oblique undersurface tear involving the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus in my right knee. I also have ganglion cyst at the lateral gastrocnemius location which measures almost 5 cm. Was just curious if others had experience with having a cyst removed at that location. I have been to 4 orthopedics already and none feel comfortable removing the cyst because it is near a major artery and the peroneal nerve.

Both surgeons want to operate on my left knee, and the second one told me that I will need knee replacement in 15 years, if I do not do the operation. Both told me that they will remove about 40% of the medial meniscus. I am 49 now, but was active tennis until this problem. I don't know. Should I do it? I am scared.

Arthroscopic removal of the synovium (arthroscopic synovectomy) can be of great benefit to patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthroscopic or arthroscopic-assisted surgery done to repair the meniscus or reconstruct ligaments in the knee is much more complicated with prolonged recovery and more variable results. The success rate of such operation are very good. Goodluck.

I dont think the toe dragging has anything to do with the discoid meniscus. A discoid meniscus is a minor congenital malformation in which the meniscus is incompletely formed. It remains shaped like a disc, and does not progress to its normal "C" shape. Normally, one does not operate on a discoid meniscus unless it is causing symptoms. An occasional popping sound, with no pain, locking, or swelling, may not warrant a surgical approach.

I am 22 yrs old i have had 2 total knee recon. on my knees. I have just hurt my knee in jan. and been going through the process of PT and doc vists. But i just went and got an MRI on my Right knee. Everything came back normal but one thing is bothering me. The MRI report said: with note of mild myxoid degeneration in the posterior medial meniscal horn. Can someone help me understand??

I have a moderate size tear of the body & posterior horn of the knee. I don't want surgery, if any one has a suggestion for ph. therapy treatment worked- near Montclair, NJ. Please help.

I'm only 34 years old but couldn't stand the severe pain in my right knee. I had 7 scopes and one major operation on the knee before this point. After leaving the hospital I had to go back in with severe calf pain. I was back in the hospital for another 4 days. Now I am at home and still having semi-severe knee pain. I can't find a location to rest my knee that gives it any relief. Anyone have any suggestions to lesson some pain? Does a swimming pool do anything?

) he offered me an knee arthroscopy which reveal that I had small rapture in my medial meniscus, after the operation I felt very good but it didn’t last long after 3 weeks I started to feel the same pain. After one more year one the pain was totally unbearable I went to other physician, after he go over my MRI and CT results he said that the autograft wasn’t located properly (the autograft was located to much forward).

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