How can you tell if your meniscus repair didn't heal? 

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For those who had mensicus surgery, PRIOITIZE FLEXABILTIY AND LEG MUSCLE BUILDING. working and building the leg muscles will dramtically cut down on any pain and aching. Will reduce the chance of re-tearing, and any pain.

I am almost 6 months into my recovery from surgical repair to a posterior medial root tear of my meniscus. I debated whether to have surgery or not, but the 80-85% success rate seemed worth the risk, and as an active late-50's person, did not want to have a total knee replacement yet, though probably will have to at some point. My surgeon used the trans-tibial tunnel technique, and at the site of the repair injected a glob of treated bone marrow aspirated from my hip bone to help facilitate healing. I was non-weight bearing for 6 weeks, then began partial weight-bearing while wearing an "unloader" brace on my knee. I began PT in the 2nd week of recovery, and have stayed consistent with exercises. My PT had me in a swimming pool as soon as it was safe. The buoyancy helped me learn how to bear weight again. I have now progressed to full range of motion exercises, but I am careful with squats. I am on a return to running program, have minimal swelling and only occasional joint line pain. I will have MRI at six months to confirm status of repair.

I am 4 months post op. I’m 45 and still young. Skateboarding and snowboarding as a kid did a lot of damage to my knees. Started skating 4 years ago and last winter torn meniscus. Was laid off a week prior couldn’t walk for months. Had the surgery to take out a small piece of meniscus. Recovery is slow but I’ve seen a lot of progress. I’m far from 100% still. I have a feeling a year is really the healing time. Sure doctors will tell you can return to normal a few weeks after surgery. They don’t tell you yes you return to normal in 2 months but it’s painful and stiff normal. Do your research because to get back to normal is most likely 8 months to a year. This depends on your age. If you’re in your 40s late 30s you don’t heal being at that age you don’t have blood flow threw the meniscus. If you are younger than 30 you most likely will heal on your own without surgery because you still have that blood flow through the meniscus. Good luck folks. It’s a different world when you are temporarily disabled from this common injury. It’s been a fight to find work, seems like everyone wants to let me go with this injury! Best wishes to those looking into this procedure! It’s painful!

I had meniscus surgery 4 days ago. The pain I had is gone. I have surgical pain. stiffness and swelling. I'm looking forward to recovery and ability to do what I could before my injury.

I tore my meniscus 3 1/2 years ago as a result of a pitbull attack. I was 64 years old at that time. I had surgery to remove the torn portion of the meniscus. Then I went to physical therapy for 7 weeks. As time has gone by the pain has increased substantially. Recently I purchased the King Brand system and have been using it consistently. The long-term swelling was gone in a week! However there has been no reduction in the horrible pain. I try to stand up straight and put weight on the injured knee and leg. The pain continues, and wakes me up several times a night. I went back to my surgeon a couple weeks ago. They took x-rays which showed my leg bones are in excellent condition. The surgeon told me there was nothing more he could do for me except send me to physical therapy again or to the pain management clinic. The original physical therapy didn't seem to help much and I don't want to go to pain management which I feel is just a bandaid. I'm exhausted from getting minimal sleep at night, and I'm desperate to eliminate the pain. I can hardly walk, and I've fallen 3 times, I want to get back to my very active life renovating old homes, even climbing 3 levels of scaffolding, painting, tiling, you name it, I was doing it. I'm desperate to eliminate the pain and to get back to my life. I was very active and had very good physical strength before the injury occurred. Please tell me what I can and should be doing. I'm desperate for healing. I will greatly appreciate any help you can provide me. Thank you. Cheryl

Thank you for your video - very inspiring! It is interesting to see the inside of the knee and see what the meniscus looks like. I can't believe how fragile it looks! I had a meniscus repair on my right knee on 17th October (8 days ago). It was a bucket handle tear however, the surgeon told me that it was repairable (I'm thinking that perhaps the tear didn't look as serious as the ones in this video!). He told me that there were no issues. ** A little background story of how it happened - I was stepping down from a stack of stone slabs, the height of which was about 3ft above ground. As I stepped down, my ankle gave way and over flexed (due to hyperflexion) which then transferred the forced to my knee. The same of which "popped" and I feel suddenly to the floor, unable to get back up. I was on my own at home at this time so I thought I dislocated my knee. I sat up straight in a 'L' shape position and tried to straighten both legs. I heard and felt another "pop", as I tried to ignore the chronic pain, I noticed that I was able to stand up on my leg and limp inside the house. As I've had numerous sports injuries in the past - I quickly noted the Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation that needed to be done. This happened 1st November 2022 and since then, I've had the same "popping" incidents 10 times throughout the year before being admitted to surgery. The last time being July, where I was playing rounders and ended up colliding with another person. This time, the "pop" trick I used previously did not happen and I could not fully straighten my knee for months until the operation ** My leg is in a full brace and I have been given crutches and I have been told not to put ANY weight on it for 2 whole weeks. I have been given blood thinners to inject myself with each day for 14 days. I have been toe touching with my foot on the ground but not putting any weight on my operated leg. (I mainly stand with all my weight on my left leg). For the first few days it was a struggle to get anywhere in the house! I have been subjected to the downstairs only, sleeping in the lounge and using a commode for bathroom time. I was given co-codamol to ease the pain which have been helpful. I was not toe touching within these first few days as I listened to the pain (it was hard to ignore!). Mainly getting a lot of rest was the goal here. The latter part of the first week (from day 5 to day 7) I was getting fidgety. Unfortunately I am a busy body and I am not someone who can stay in one place for too long! Before surgery, I was up and about all the time. It would have been hard to keep me still as I would have always found something to do. During this time, I would use my crutches to try and get up the stairs (luckily for me, I live in a small house!). I would try to move around a lot more at home. I have even managed to buy a mobility scooter and have gone to the local shop for some light shopping! This has, weirdly, brought me extreme happiness as the fresh air made me feel 100 times better. In terms of pain, this began to die down. I still take the co-codamol however, not as many per day as I did before. I've even forgotten to take some at times! (so I don't need it so much). Now, at the beginning of week 2 (8th/9th day) I am feeling like I can fly between the lounge and the kitchen will very little pain. I can get up and down the stairs (carefully) at a good pace without pain. Any pain I may experience will only be from tensing my muscles in my leg and around me knee. I am feeling more mobile and happier and in less pain. There are times when I worry about whether or not I am putting the meniscus healing at risk by not being static every day. However, I am not that type of person and moving about makes me feel better. I have, at times, felt some pain just below the knee cap - around the area of where you would usually get tendonitis. I don't have tendonitis however, after calling the nurse to check some things - she told me that this is perfectly normal. It doesn't get in the way of my usual daily activities but it's annoying when it happens. At the moment, I still have yet another few days to wait it out until my next hospital appointment. This is with the hope that they can remove my leg brace and transfer me into a bendable knee brace. I would imagine also at this point, I would be allowed to put weight on my operated leg (as much as the pain allows). I am 30 years old and will be 31 next week - I work part time in an office and I drive to University to study full time. It saddens me that I will not be able to drive for quite some time however, I am hoping that the wait won't be too long now. I take 15g of Hydrolysed Collagen (Bovine) with Vitamin C in my coffee every morning (and have been doing so for a number of years). I take many supplements being mainly vitamins and minerals (again, have been for many years) and I am hoping that this will assist in the healing of the meniscus. If there are any tips or, if I am doing something that I shouldn't, then please do let me know. I get quite paranoid with my knee at times. I've broken bones and sprained joints however, meniscus is a different ball game - one of which I hope that I do not participate in again! I fully appreciate that this comment has become rather a long essay but in light of the above, I still have my provisions.

had a repair on a grade 2 tear along with a chondromalacia grade 4 hopefully will get better , surgeon was doing surgeries like this all the time across the world he seem confident that i will get well lets see

I am 4 weeks post op of arthroscopic meniscus repair of the root where surgeon used anchor. Surgeon also found bone fragments in my knee and cartilage detached of which he removed and this has left me with a crater of removed cartilage and this is because of a rare condition called AOCD (adult form). Surgeon's post op instructions said to ambulate and use crutches as needed. At 2 week post op appt, surgeon tells me I should have been using crutches. Much of what I've been reading about OCD and post recovery is very involved, specifically NO weight bearing for 4-6 weeks. Also, 2 months prior to my surgery, is when my injury began while hiking down rocks at Yosemite and developed a sprained knee. All together, it has been 3 1/2 months of inability to run, go up and downstairs normal and walking with a stiff leg. It is very frustrating, to say the least, that some surgeons provide patients with very specific post op instructions and exercise one should begin post op where as other surgeons offer little instruction. My surgeon, provided me with contradicting instructions regarding weight bearing and provided me with no post op timeline of what I should or should not be doing. At this point, I'm very concerned I may have caused damage to my tear and perhaps it's not healing. I have very little mobility but working on that as I've searched RU-vid videos to find such exercises. Really??? Shouldn't these surgeons be providing us with such exercises?? Why should I have to find my answers on post op exercise for a torn meniscus repair on RU-vid??

Dr Geier, I had a partial lateral meniscusectomy in November 2017. The tear was impinging between my femur & Tibia causing my knee to lock for prolonged periods in a 30 degree or more bend. I had to manipulate my leg with my hands to unlock. Although the locking was less severe post-op. The overall pain was worse. Permiating to my foot. I recently chose a different surgeon. MRI shows additional tearing & debris in the joint. I have another knee procedure next week. With the probability of either a full or partial knee replacement in September. My current Dr pre-op provided a custom fit Breg knee brace as well as an ice therapy unit delivered to my home. The previous surgeon hadn't offered nor mentioned either of these items. His only initial instructions was to use crutches for 2 days only. He told me "do not show up at my follow up with the crutches". New surgeon seems much more diligent about my recovery even prior to the surgery. Everyone has an opinion on this & I understand bearing weight promotes blood flow. However, the prospect of having 3 surgeries on my knee within 12 months is a bit more than I signed up for. Is there a standard, cut & dry, clear answer on how soon after the meniscus repair should one be weight bearing on the leg? I don't want to be disparaging towards the first surgeon but knowing my post-op recovery or lack thereof. I can't help but blame the theory of "get up & walk on it ASAP" as the culprit causing my need for a 2nd surgery only 9months later in attempt to stabilize my knee in preparation of the knee replacement. Are there standards on post-op weight bearing? Apparently not, however I would appreciate your opinion for the "tie breaker" in my situation. Thank you in advance.

I initially injured my left knee by twisting my knee two years ago when I got on my horse. I had meniscus surgery on Wednesday. according to my surgeon my meniscus was in really bad shape. It had shreds in some areas. I was surprised I came out of surgery with no pain at all and within a day I could put weight on my knee. I started driving my car for the first time today. The only thing I struggle with is that I drive a manual car and when I drive for a short distance changing gears my knee starts paining a bit inside. Not sure if it's due to the movement and it becomes irritated by the movement. I would like to know if this is normal and if it might get better in time.

Had an injury at work. I'm a flatbed truck driver and haul steel. I do lots of hard work consisting of lifting, chaining, stooping, bending, climbing etc. I Tripped over a strap. Fell on my left kneecap, and at the same time, my right leg got snagged at the knee and slightly hyper extended it. Tore the left knee meniscus under the knee cap,(more like smashed it) and on the right leg tore the meniscus in the rear. Kinda like pushed it in some way. I feel, not sure. My Doctor told me he could shave away some of the meniscus where both injuries occured. Its been a year since the injury and to date my left leg knee has actually come around well, with exercises I've learned online. Not so good with the right, both knees do the popping, but the right has a hard pop and feels stiff in the rear where it was injured. Both are very strong, but the right rear has a thickening feeling. No pain on either knee. Any advice would truly be helpful.

I remember when I done meniscus on my right knee we thought that was the knee problem at first then a year later I was still had a knee problem knee still giving way , clicking .. when I went back we found out I should have had my ACL done at the same time well had that done two years ago now it's my left knee I went to the emergency and that's how I found out I done the meniscus .... But this one ain't that bad yeah I still get pain and it's clicking

I have a meniscus tear and was evaluated by a surgeon. I asked the question you suggested about what is the success rate for surgery to repair the tear. I was not given a straight up answer. Instead, he said there are no guarantees. I decided to hold off on the surgery.

Thank you for the valuable information. I did the meniscus repair operation in November 2022, and now about 3 months have passed, and I am still continuing PT, but the swelling subsided and I began to walk less pain. he told me that I needed to go to the gym and start focusing on strengthening the muscles and until the bloating completely disappeared, perhaps for a period of 6 months to 10 months.

Is it possible to feel the sutures in the meniscus after a meniscus repair? When my leg is straight, I can feel a tiny hard bump on the medial joint line. Is this bump the sutures? I am 10 weeks out of my medial meniscus repair.

i’ve had all of my tendons repaired but my lcl keeps re tearing and i had to recive donor tissue because they were not able to repair it without doing that now they said because my bone is so weak it caused the plates to move and they want to try to do another surgery i was in a bad car accident and have had to have 18 surgeries so far from the knee down.

I had my meniscus surgery repaired on month of April, I’m in my recovery process but this time around I’m hearing some cracking sound, but I can bend my knee very well like my other knee, but the little issue I have is cracking sound I hear each time I bend the knee I had surgery, I’m worried about that sometimes. I hope Gods heal me totally so I can go back to sport.

Just had medial meniscal repair surgery, 'large bucket handle tear'. 6 weeks post op, just got off crutches and out of my ROM 0-90 degree brace. Feels good to put weight on it, bending it is the only time i get discomfort and its only around the medial repair site, i can bend from 0-100 comfortably at the moment, past that is where it gets tough and is un explored territory so far, just started light physiotherapy to get range of motion back. I really hope it heals and i dont have to have another surgery, before this i was training BJJ 5 days a week for the last 4 years and my surgeon says it will be at least 9 months before getting back to training.

I had surgery six months ago and my pain is worse now than before. The surgeon's PA did x rays and said everything is fine, despite my hypermobility syndrome. Can he tell by an x ray alone? I haven't seen the surgeon himself since the surgery.

I really like watching this videos since I, too had a medial meniscus tear in Jan. of 2018. I recently underwent surgery 4 weeks ago ( arthroscopy and partial menisectomy). Physical therapy was done after 2 weeks, I ask my doctor if its ok to return to work. He said it was ok but be careful not to twist your knee. I am worried because I still experience frequent knee pain and my knee gets swollen at the end of the day. I work as a nurse's aid and do a lot of walking, transfers and pushing heavy loads. How much longer do I have to experience pain after surgery ?

I had a meniscus root tear and I am 10 weeks out after surgery and it still hurts to walk. I am 53

Don't waste your time with me arthroscopy surgery. I had three doctors that told me to get a knee replacement and I stupidly got the arthroscopy even though I had a fracture near my kneecap and the stage for torn meniscus stupid me. I've done the PT but doesn't matter the damage is done I am now walking with a cane and this is my new life until I get a new replacement I cannot fully extend my knee I can't walk right and I stay home all the time I can't enjoy life so like I said don't waste your time with a knee arthroscopy if you're older just go get a knee replacement

I had surgery and here I am two years later and I am still in pain. I had surgery on a Friday and went back to work on Sunday. I went through PT but after a month passed on any further appointments. Now I need another surgery. I used to run marathons and referee basketball for 28 years. I’ve added so much weight and I’m thinking this thought of a second surgery needs to wait until the weight disappears.

I got my acl reconstruction and meniscus root repair done and it went pretty well. It's been 10 weeks now and I can walk for 15 mins straight with out pain but the motion fluidity of my knee in Wal is still restricted and feels rigid. Some times I feel a very minute pain in lateral side of my knee

I worked 10 months with a Tear I just had surgery meniscectomy and I'm 4 wks post surgery I feel the left bone on bone and clicking. I also have pain bending leg backwards.

I had an ACL and meniscus reconstruction 12 weeks ago however I still have pain in my knee is that normal or Not please help me with that Thank you Mahir

I have a meniscus tear over 5 months but no surgery yet. I still have pain going up n down the stairs but it’s not getting better so I guess surgery is the next step.

Thank you so much for all of your informational videos. They have fully helped me understand my surgeries and injuries. In January of this year I had surgery for a torn meniscus (shown on MRi) however when surgeon went in there was no torn meniscus. however I had lots of loose bodies and bad arthritis so they had to remove that. 4 weeks after surgery recovery was not going well I was in alot of pain and had painful popping. MRI with contrast showed more loose bodies especially a large one in area of knee that was very painful. surgeon did another surgery in February to remove loose bodies but also found small tear on meniscus which he repaired. Recovery has been very painful. one of the loose bodies was actually attached to my knee and now I have to see rheumatologist to test for rheumatoid arthritis or for any disease that could cause those things in my knees. without trauma what could be the reasons for constantly getting loose bodies?? I am very discouraged and nervous about recovery especially because I had meniscus removed on other knee last November but now pain is also bad on that knee too since it has to compensate for recovery of current knee.

Why can’t I do splits or turn certain ways when skate since my meniscus repair. I got a meniscus repair surgery and they did a autograph. I heal great was back to normal activity in about a month. I can bend my knee all the way back make knee straight. It’s just I have the issue that I cannot do a split because I feel pressure in my knee. And when I skate and turn certain ways I feel that saying tension as if my knee will pop out of place if I keep going. And I got my surgery probably about four years ago

Hi I I am dharmesh from surat city indià . I have been passed partial meniscetomy of medial meniscus with rim balancing arthroscopic surgery of my right knee , my right knee meniscus was complex torn in a accidental injury . My surgery completed since 1 year after surgery i had gone For Post surgery rehabilitative physiotherapy & medications . I had followed it regularly but sometimes I am feeling pain under knee & patella mostly in the right side. I consult my therapist & surgeon for the same but they told liitlebit pain will remain . I want relief from this pain .So what i should do

I just had a bucket handle repair of my medial meniscus along with an acl reconstruction with my quad tendon(23m) I had the surgery on Tuesday !

Posterior lateral capsule damage and meniscus tear with intrameniscal cyst. Symptoms: can feel it moving back there, swelling lateral, biking, elliptical, deep squats aggravate/soreness/swelling/lateral pain. Surgeon wants to repair and add Bmac. Fear of repair failure and what to do holding me back from surgical repair. THoughts?

I had a scope done and after a year from surgery the swelling has come back, plus grinding and popping of my knee, which I never had prior to surgery. I'm not sure if this is normal, if it tore again.

My 61 yr old husband has had problems with his knees for years. Went to the Dr the other day. He the doc couldn't believe that he was walking around. Seems that he is none on bone with his knee. Also, without having an MRI yet only the x-ray the doc said it appears that he may have a torn meniscus. Dic gave him a cortisone shot and he goes back in 10 days, which is this Friday. What should he ask the doc? Is surgery necessary or is it something that can be medicated and repair itself. Any help would be appreciated.

Yes my name was popping before surgery did a surgery surgery in the room remove parts of the Cockroach and it's still popping and I'm still having catches and I fall to the ground what's your advice

I had a ACl and meniscus tear and did both surgeries 1 year ago . Recently i did mri scan because of three is always pain in my knee and found out that 2nd grade acl tear and also meniscus tear. I am kind of worried now. Don't know how this happened ?? Need some guidance . i still can walk and do daily activities but knee painfull all the time.

Had lateral meniscus repair surgery (90%torn) 8 months ago. Felt good until I played baseball last month and ran on it. Was followed by severe swelling for 10 days, now that swelling is down, the knee feels “weird”. Site of surgery feels loose and I can feel floating body in it when in flexion. Fear that the stitches have slipped and it is matter of time before meniscus flips out again. :(

I am 59 yo fairly active female (skiing, hiking, gardening, etc..) and am in the beginning of my 4th week after meniscus root repair. I am to be NWB x 6 weeks. I accidentally stood on my operated leg for a few seconds and sat down as quickly as i realized my mistake. My foot was numb for a moment. I am now very concerned that I have caused damage that would affect the success of the surgery. Would you have any comments about that. Does this happen to some patients and what are the consequences?

I had a meniscus repair surgery 12 days ago. I have an upcoming post-op appointment scheduled in 3 days. Last night I noticed major swelling on my knee and foot. The swelling had subsided about 3-4days after surgery but returned last night and it appeared to be worse that those first few days after surgery. This morning the swelling subsided slightly but still is present. Is this a normal part of the healing process? Is it a possibility I may have re-injured the area while going through the recovery process?

Thanks. But this is not quite helpful for someone who already had a failed meniscal repair and still in pain! you have not provided alternatives nor solution for such cases. Everything you said its on the internet. Thanks anyway.

i am 26 years old and when i was 17 back in high school i had a meniscus injury and i only went to therapies but i always had little pain here and then or probably after game.. then when i was 24 my knee started hurting again and i had an mri done but they just sent me to therapies again and i got the same results, now im 26 and i looked for a second opinion and my dr decided that surgery was the best option since i was limping and my lifestyle was being affected.. so i had a meniscus repair about 6 weeks ago, and i was only able to bend my knee 40 degrees after the surgery..., i have been going to therapy since the surgery and doing some exercises at home and now i am able to bend my knee 105 degrees... my knee has been drained twice but as of today it is still swollen and im also very concerned because the part of my knee where i had a very small tear ( medial posterior horn) still hurts and the pain is worse than before, i cant go on the tip of my toes because i cannot stand the pain, or in therapies when they grab my foot with a band for me to do exterior rotantions i cant do that because the pain too bad like 50 times greater than before the surgery.. i am hoping this is because of the healing process and not because my dr messed up my knee.. i know i have to be patient and wait to see what happens but it does make me worry to think its going to stay like that.. i am hoping it gets better and allows me to play soccer the same way as used to play before all of this happened.. if you have any comments or opinions in regards to this please respond to this comment :) i would really appreciate that..... and thanks for the videos it is very nice of you to help people understand all of this stuff

i had a torn miniscus tear in my left knee 4 years ago at 81 . i was walking and went back to work at 8 weeks . i had a back opetation Settember 2020 .and quit work . Now at 85 in June 2022 i tore the miniscus in my right leg . i cant stay in bed because i have no one to take care of me . i get around on a walker but my leg keeps swelling . i never had surgery on my left leg and it is fine and i have no pain . i am be carfull but will i damage it using it . The pain is excruciating when i put any pressure on it .

Hello doctor. I underwent ACL plus medial menisus Repair 45 days back. I still feel some pain in the medial side of my knee. What should I do? Is it good to do an MRI scan to see the healing progress? Will it be visible in the MRI report?

I'm 58 years old I had the surgery before I had the surgery I could not walk at all it's been 3 months I can barely walk and I came they said that I have osteoporosis so bad that it's like I'm just wondering why and they didn't know this I'm sure they probably did I got a second opinion but it was in the same he said I probably should have got a new me went back and see my regular just do what I can to avoid another surgery I am so disappointed and so upset because I feel like I still got life ahead of me and I can barely walk it's very sad😢

Hi there, I wonder if I share my experience here is there a chance I could get doctor's response 👀

I had arthroscopic surgery for a torn miniscus suffering with horrible pain . No follow up appointment was offered or physical therapy. Horrible swelling I am 79 years old . Any suggestions as to what I can do ? Thank you

helo doct...I had an injury on back of my knee while sprinting..playing football...can't figure it out whether..its meniscus or hamstring..n its been 7 days I've been doing a physiotherapy.. I'm feeling much better now I can bend,kick n walk properly but it pains behind my knee when I try to run..plz suggest me the best solution

Will popping and cracking of the left knee stop. I'm doing therapy I had surgery in December 2018. My knee was to bad for a ACL repair. I also have arthritis from years of running in both knees. I had surgery in the right knee in 2018 of April it doesn't pop or crack. I didn't have ACL surgery on that knee either. Just clean up of bone fragments. I am 60 years of age. Is it anything I can do to STOP the born on bone hurtful pain feeling. Thank you

I had meniscus surgery 5 years ago and my knee always hurts. I have very limited range of motion and much of the muscle in my quad is now becoming atrophied. I have been to physical therapy many times and it has been no help. I have poor balance and I can't do any sports that require lateral movement, like skiing. It hurts a lot and there is no strength left. I wish there was something I could do. They say a knee replacement is not justified. I tried injections a few times but they didn't help much. Anyone have any ideas on what I can do or do I just need to accept it?

I just had surgery 3 weeks ago on my Lateral meniscus bucket handle tear. Prior to having the surgery I did 12 weeks of prehab to help the recovery. I was pretty much walking without crutches a few days after the surgery as it caused no pain. I’m not sure if that’s bad or not 🤷🏽‍♂️ I was told not to bend my knee for 6 weeks, we are now in week 3 and I’m worried I may have messed with the surgery as I’ve accidentally bent it a few times while getting in or out of bed. How would I know if it’s still in tact and also if it doesn’t hurt is it ok to bare weight on it?

nope my knee is not healing anD my doctor is no at the clinic to release me and I am still with the

After a meniscus repair should a patient avoid standing on the knee for some time and avoid exercises? For how long if so?

Hi doc pls give me advice I play soccer and i twisted my knee so i got an mri and the results were i torn my lateral meniscus. Its a complex tear i saw the physiotherapist and she said u will be able to play with in 6-8 weeks with no surgery is this possible thanks doc

I’m 9 weeks post meniscus surgery now but last week my Physio made me do some hopping and jumping exercises. My knee is now the sorest it’s been so far. The pain has slowly gone away but it’s still there. I can bend my knee no problems but when I put load on it or try to walk normally it hurts. Do you think this will heal with rest?

Hi David Recently i had knee injury and went to ortho , suggested get MRI. The results acl tear and small grade III horizontal oblique tear involving posterior horn of medial meniscus. When they doing surgery found on 20% tear on ACL. Didn’t done reconstruction. They just repaired meniscus. Physiotherapist helping me out. What you think about my knee surgery?

I have a meniscus tear this will be second time it tore i have been walking on it for mnth after cortisone shot ,My Doctor inform me he think i should have knee replacement surgery because my knee is bone on bone and i have arthritis in both knee i have had both knee torn

Hey doc I'm from india .i am 21 & overweight .I have meniscus tear from past 5 months my doctor told me that tear can heal on its own on medicines. I feel better than before but I can't able to run .when I can run .plzz reply ❤️

I had a meniscus repair surgery with acl reconstruction and i m in fifth week post operation...i m allowed 50%weght bearing till now

I am a 36 female and I had meniscus repair 7.5 months ago. During towards the end of my PT and recovery time I still felt like my knee had similar feelings for when it was torn. It would hurt really bad after just sitting for awhile. I finally got my doctor to let me get a MRI again to make sure the meniscus healed and turned out it didn't heal. He said at this point it probably won't heal and that I should have surgery again to remove the damage part. Im super bummed, after doing all that resting and PT. Should I go to a different doctor for the next surgery? I feel like maybe its my fault and I rushed getting back into my sports and activities.

Dr David, I had a meniscus repair about 30 days ago, My knee is still getting locked and I have to stop what I’m doing and pop my knee, there is pain, I’m starting to think it’s s normal. Is this common? Would you do a second operation on this type of case? Thanks.

Had L knee ACL reconstruction done 2012. Just had L knee medial meniscus bucket handle surgery this past September 2020 so I’m currently 7 months post op and I had about 3 or 4 instances where it felt it pop out of place with lots of pain. Just did it again yesterday and am unable to extend knee all the way now. Thinking it has not healed and will try and contact ortho to see what options I have.

thank you mine is not sport's related mine started out 3 years ago having a baker cyst that was taken out in the back of my knee. after i was doing fine went back to school where i was on my feel all that time and i finished. one day i was sitting on the floor went to get up and thats when i lost my grip and fell on my knee which i think caused the meniscus tear. so 2 months ago i had the surgery done tried to do physical therapy but Dad didn't work so I went back and my doctor gave me the court of cortisone shot and that hurt real bad but I let let go give it a chance to work but I'm still in pain I'm limping in my knee is catching so I think I might have to have another surgery. and with all this i have arthritis too.

Hi I had a menicus repair surgery. February 2018 I was not really given any does and don't normally Physical Therapy. I was told I have some arthritis. I'm still in pain. I have had make own treatment plan. Excerising only 10 mins a day and taken Aleve. I walk with a limp which this had effected my other foot with a bone spur and cortisone shot.

I had meniscus repair yesterday. How much can i move? yesterday maybe i did more movement than i should have done. Can i sit on chair with leg straight but down on the floor? or i have to put leg up always?

Just had a tear and they had 6 Strykey to repair it. It was a medial bucket handle tear. Im in my mid 30’s. what was the chances of this surgery being a success?

I had meniscus repair surgery...Feb 25 2021...I know I went in and during my sugery the doctor came out and told my husband that I was bleeding alot it was taking longer than normal. I went in at 10 am woke up in a step up.recovery room then sent to another recovery then eventually allowed to go home. I was told to come in following Monday for pt start ..so I had 3 days from Friday to Monday then I was in physical therapy. I am not able to lift my leg without help. I can not go up and down steps with out pivoting 1 by 1...please help explain what.may be happening? My pain is in the top of my knee and the outer right side and if I attempt to step down or up bearing all weight on it I have severe pain and almost fall.

Mine never heald its five monthes later i cry the pain is more worse

nope dr please help my slighlty woresen arthtoscope and I need you to help me

broken patela can bend 100% after surgery???

İ have a grade 2 tear alnog torn acl will it be heal or not?

I'm a year and a half out from meniscus repair surgery. They even did this tunnel thing that left a small vertical scar under my knee (no acl problem, the tear was likely from a fall on ice while hiking -35 yo female). I was committed to PT and was in for a YEAR and I still have some pain bending, some clicking and I'm still hesitant to play sports or run. How good/pain free should I expect to be? Is it time to go back for a MRI?

Interesting video, thanks. But if poor blood supply is the problem, why can’t blood cells be injected direct into the torn meniscus to trigger recovery? Presumably stem cell injection, harvested from bone marrow, does a similar job. What is the mainstream medical view on such treatments, and other novel approaches like prolotherapy?

Hi Dr Geier, I had meniscus tear reconstruction surgery two weeks ago now, I’ve been feeling really positive and in a lot less pain the last few days, however there’s one thing that is making me worry and that is when I’m doing my knee bends I get a very small popping feeling when I put my hand on my knee when extending - it makes me worry it has retorn because before surgery it would have a loud click when bending in the same place! Anyway, really hoping it’s normal and I’m not one of the unlucky 10%!!

Dr. Geier, I am a 44 year old male. I had an ACL reconstruction surgery in Norway, along with the repair of my longitudinal posterior medial meniscus tear in the red-zone in 2016 after a football (soccer) injury. A year and a half later, in Malaysia, I went in again to get the meniscus tear in the same location repaired once again, and received another ACL as the OS told me that the previous reconstruction in Norway had resulted in a loose ACL. 9 months after that, I played my first football game, and unfortunately, tore the meniscus once again, same location (even though rehab went fine, and my knee felt good otherwise) . 4 weeks ago (July 2018), I went in for a meniscectomy but when I woke up, I was told I received yet another repair. OS (same OS who did the surgery 9 months prior) said he would have had to remove %50 of my medial meniscus, and he could not bring himself to do it. He told me that he wanted to try stem cell therapy. I was surprised to find out, cord blood MSC treatments are fairly advanced in Malaysia, and relatively affordable :-). Do you have any experience and/or opinions on the use of these stem cells to aid the healing of a case like mine?

It’s been about a month and a half after my meniscus repair and I have no pain walking or doing normal activities but I have a clicking noise from when I bend my knee and extend it and it reoccurs every single time. Also I have loud popping in my knee and crunching is this anything to worry about? I am a 14 year old high school athlete and I’d love to know soon as possible!!

DR i had a meniscus tear surges on 4/7/2027 after a couple of days it felt better. then a week later i started having pain in the knee again. my doctor has had me off the surgery date today date is 6/27/17 my knee feels worse one minute i can walk ok and the next minute it feels like my knee is going to give way. My pain level also has increased. should i ask my Doctor to do another MRI ? I Really feel that something is wrong

Nice informative videos. I have a question. I have horizontal (grade 2) tear on posterior horn of the medial meniscus, and full acl tear. Is it possible that i have only acl reconstruction and not go for meniscus repair? I don't like the idea of trimming my meniscus. Does grade 2 tear needs surgery?

I play lacrosse for Hampden-Sydney College and I suffered a full tear to the lateral meniscus to my left knee and a fractured femoral condyle in the process. I had meniscus repair surgery on Feb 15 and today is May 9, so I just started slowly running. there is some discomfort and occasionally my knee pops it makes a cracking noise. Is this normal? And how long is the recovery rate to get back to my full running speed?

I had meniscus repair surgery in december of 2017 and everything has been good up until about 3 weeks ago when I felt pain. I waited a few days and then played a soccer tournament which made it swell up and stiff. I went to the doctor and he says to continue soccer (after taking 2 weeks off) but my knee doesn’t feel right. It always is uncomfortable and when i twist it or bend it I have a sharp pain. Any advice?

Great vid tho I wanna ask you something bout meniscus. My meniscus is torn but I don’t have do surgery cah it ain’t torn that big. I had been to physiotherapist for three weeks and feel almost 90% normal but do you reckon my meniscus will be repaired naturally ? I’m 22 years old

I never should have had the surgery. I had a huge tear Repair did not heal 😊

Hi, i had a meniscus repair (bucket handle tear) three Weeks ago, and despite doing all of my exercises frequently I am not able to extend my knee fully. Prior to surgery I was not able to extend my knee, and my knee is still locked. When should you be able to fully extend your knee after surgery?

I’ve had surgery for my medial meniscus 3 times my first surgery was a full acl tear in two my medial meniscus tear and my lateral meniscus tear my second and 3rd surgery was from medial meniscus retear im 5 months past surgery when they said it would take 6 weeks too repair and I’m nowhere near 100% and it seems like it will never recover my dream is to be a marine for us is there hope for that any tips?

Hi sir! Last year I have got injury during playing football due to bend knee.Now I feel a gap in my knee.Kindly guide me. Thank you.

I had a full medial meniscus tear in my left knee 8 days ago. I am going to start pt this week. I am on non weight bearing for 6 weeks and also a full leg brace. I am doing my at home exercises of foot bends, leg raises and I can bend my knee to about 30 degrees. My pain has gotten better but is still pretty intense. Is this all normal?

I had arthroscopic surgery for a meniscus tear Feb. 7, 2019, over six weeks ago and it hasn’t helped my pain at all. I had physical therapy and that didn’t help either. I am walking with a terrible limp due to the pain and now my back, hips, shoulders, and other joints are hurting. My doctor said we would have to re-evaluate in 4 weeks. He thinks I may just need more time to heal. I hope so but I injured my knee in November, 2018 and it’s been painful all this time without much relief.

I am 1 1/2 weeks post op from acl reconstruction and meniscus repair. My doctor told me that i could bare weight on it and said it was good for my meniscus. But i am in a brace locked when i walk but i can unlock it when i sit down. But i am also restricted to a 90 degree bend.( I have already hit that mark).My leg feels pretty could except for swelling still and a little pain, but that is expected for a while. I am kind of confused tho because a lot of places i read online say that you should keep your leg locked for at least 4 weeks? But my doctor said i could already bend it? Im just a little confused about it?

Thank you for these videos. I'm a 40 year old marathon runner. I had a medial meniscus root tear repaired on April 22, 2016. I was non-weight bearing and in a locked knee brace for six weeks. I quickly gained full range of motion back while still in the brace, and have been going to PT twice a week working on strengthening exercises and I'm doing a lot of walking on my own. I'm still having a lot of sharp pain in the knee while walking up and down stairs, and certain PT exercises such as squats and lunges exacerbate it, and even just walking around some days I can feel it. The pain feels almost exactly like it felt when my meniscus was torn, which makes me very nervous that the repair failed to heal. Is it normal to feel sharp pain during recovery after a meniscus root repair? I'm 11 weeks post-surgery, and I'm still hoping to be cleared to start doing some light jogging at 12 weeks if released by the doctor at my 12-week checkup. Thanks!

I am one month out from a meniscus full repair of a bucket handle tear of my lateral meniscus, and I have just been approved for transitioning away from crutches. Dr. Geier do you have any suggestions of what not to do? Would a compression sleeve aid in my recovery? Thanks!

i had a tear and had surgery now i’m 4 weeks post op and it feels like my sutures are moving and they are making this squeaking noise. is that normal? should i be worried?

Is this the same info for high level athletes?

I’m 3 weeks post op For a meniscus tear and acl tear. Only issues I’m concerned with are that I still can’t fully extend my knee. Mostly my fault as I didn’t have my knee straighten in the brace for the first few weeks. Also when I do walk with the brace on I still feel instability like my knee wants to lock up when it’s almost fully extended. It might be psychological but my therapist claims it’s all normal. Any suggestions? FYI meniscus was cut out and acl was taken from my hamstring.

Hi iam Dyuman ,Iam 14 year old.... I had a posterior horn meniscus tear on my right knee. Iam not able to walk also I can't fully fold mt my knee. I think I had this meniscus tear when I jumped from a wall my foot just swept and I fell on my right leg all the weight of my body was on that leg...i saw a lots of videos on tears I observed that younger people have a chance of healing on its own...is this true? Will it heal on its own or can I have a surgery?

Hi Dr. David, Hope you are doing well!! 2yrs back for right leg knee arthroscopy for torn meniscus(Menisectomy), and I believe I haven't strengthened my knee enough that it is supossed to be even after few PT visits. Recently, I had started playing volleyball, running and doing Squats, my Knee seems to be little swollen and feel little discomfort while folding and it is not folding completely as it should be as a regular other knee and I dont feel much pain while walking, but there is little discomfort, not feeling as regular knee, feeling like something happened, I couldn't fold completely might be because it is swollen, also I am little worried while playing volleyball and jumping near the Net and it might become worse. Is there any fluid that need to be drawn from knee that is causing swelling? What should I do to make knee as regular knee and keep active in volleyball? How do I avoid swelling again? Thx for your time and replying...

I had a repair in November 2023,, an it’s march 2024 My knee still hurts and locks stiff and am still on crutches 🩼 😓 after surgery I been back to dr. He gave me a shot for pain (stronger)in my knee What can I do now? He says my bone is bone on bone and the arthritis is bad Is a knee replacement better to have done? Thank you

Hi doctor. I had miniscus repair surgery 5 weeks ago. I’ve been doing the exercises , and walking a little and doing the stationary bike, and my knee is not swollen at all. I still have sone pain next to one of the areas where I had one of the inscisions . It hurts when i do certain exercises , and it hurts when I wake up in in the morning. How normal is this? I’m stressing out thinking I might have hurt my knee again. Could it just be irritation or normal soreness? Thank you for your time and videos.