Often times a meniscal tear cannot be surgically repaired. In these cases, the surgeon may remove the damaged part of the meniscus, a procedure called partial menisectomy. After surgery, the patient will be wheeled into a recovery room. Once the general anesthesia wears off, the patient will ...
If a person has severe pain after a meniscus tear or the injury interferes with his normal activities, his doctor may recommend surgery. The type of surgery a person has typically depends on how damaged the meniscus is and how active he is on a daily basis. If a person is young and fai...
Surgery usually does not occur immediately after the injury but may be delayed three to four weeks or more. This time is used to allow for the initial swelling andbleedingfrom the injury to decrease and to plan for the operation. Physical therapists are an important part of the treatment team...
After an acute injury, you will almost always have to stop the activity you are doing, but you may be able to walk still. Other health problems can cause symptoms like those of an ACL injury, including a bone break or injuries to the meniscus and other ligaments in the knee. An ACL ...
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Miles was forced to use crutches and a leg brace to assist him with his movement due to ACL and double meniscus tears in his right leg suffered in a game for his club team, Space Coast United. That day, he recalls, he had considered resting his body instead of playing in the game he...
If a torn PCL is an isolated injury, it seldom requires surgery. You can recover with crutches (at first) to limit pain; with rehabilitation exercises to strengthen the quadriceps and hamstring muscles; and with a knee brace designed specifically for a PCL injury (not a simple compression slee...
I opted to do the MRI anyway since they said it might be good to check my meniscus due to the swelling I noticed. Sure enough, the ACL was gone! How did it feel after it was torn the second time? After the injury, it was sore and a little swollen at first. I had a small amou...