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Does my son require surgery for the snapping sound from his left knee without pain?
Query: Hi doctor, My son aged 7 has had a snapping sound from the left knee lately without complaining of any pain. He had an MRI done on his left knee. The MRI opinion is as follows: There is a discoid lateral meniscus, significant swelling of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus, and intrameniscal... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern regarding surgical management and also, because of the fact there is no pain. Surgical management is indicated in case of symptomatic discoid meniscus and a popping or snapping sound is an indication for surgery. It can be managed by arthroscopi... Read Full »
Kindly help me understand my MRI report after a leg injury.
Query: Hello doctor,I had a leg injury during the long jump due to the uneven distribution of sand. Kindly help me understand the results of the MRI report that says the following.1. Moderate joint effusion with fluid level.2. Bone contusion in medial tibial plateau.3. Fluid signal in medial meniscus and t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Meniscus are little cartilages on both sides of the knee and its injury during sports is very common. Hemarthrosis can be due to blood in the joint mixed with synovial fluid. A contusion is a blunt injury and avulsion is like pealing of... Read Full »
Is my chronic knee pain due to a meniscal tear?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had chronic knee pain since last year. I popped my knee a few months back and felt my knee breaking by itself. I have been on support since then and cannot extend my leg completely. I got my basic blood tests, EMG, CT scan, MRI, and Arthritis test done. All the reports have com... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Meniscal tears on the inner side of the knee take a lot of time to heal. The surgery can be done by an arthroscopic or open approach. It involves the removal or suturing of the torn meniscal parts. Surgery needs to be performed by an arthroscopic or knee surgeon, fol... Read Full »
I was diagnosed with a secondary meniscus injury. How long will it take to recover?
Query: Hi doctor, I was treated for a secondary meniscus injury in the hospital for a year. I have pain outside the meniscus while squatting. I do not have pain in the quadriceps tendon. I have a history of pregnancy twice. How much time will it take to recover? Should I be concerned about the symptoms? Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Please provide more details about your symptoms. Since you have a history of meniscus injury, it recurs due to daily activities. Avoid ground-level activities like squatting and sitting in the crossed-legs position. Please follow up. Read Full »
My X-ray does not show any fracture after a grade 1 meniscus tear, but I have severe pain. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I already have a meniscus tear (grade 1) in my right knee and I just injured my left knee while playing football last week. Unfortunately, I never had any single issue with the left knee up until now and the pain is much worse than when I injured my right knee so I went for an MRI of th... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I hope you are doing well. I have read your query and would be happy to answer your query. So I have made the following observations after reading your left knee MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) as follows (attachment removed to protect patient's identity). 1. ACL (ant... Read Full »