Meniscus surgery is moderately painful but the pain should not be very much.
The meniscus surgery also known as arthroscopic meniscus repair is moderately painful because more soft tissue surgery is performed which makes it more painful than a standard arthroscopy although it's less painful than ligament reconstruction or another procedure which requires drilling holes through a bone.
It is worth it to get meniscus surgery if the meniscus tear is more severe or is not healing properly.
Surgery for meniscus tears can repair and treat the meniscus tear faster and relieve the symptoms and pain of the meniscus tear.
85 percent of people who have meniscus surgery get relief from the pain and can sue their knee normally after the meniscus surgery although 15 percent of people who have had meniscus surgery still have some pain.
You should go to the doctor if you think you tore your meniscus and especially if you have any pain and swelling that comes back or does not go away.
Most meniscus tears are not serious enough to need to see a doctor although some meniscus tears can be serious enough to see a doctor.
Things that aggravate a torn meniscus are any activities that causes you to pivot, rotate or twist your knee or when you put pressure on your knee.
The test for a meniscus injury is the McMurray test where the doctor bends your knee and then straightens the knee and rotates it.
Doing this puts tension on the torn meniscus and if you have a meniscus tear there will be pain, clicking or clunking within the joint.
An X-Ray won't show a meniscus tear as the meniscus is made up of cartilage which is not shown on an X Ray although the X Ray can help rule out any other problems with your knee that causes other similar symptoms.
An MRI or magnetic resonance imaging test can show a meniscus tear as it uses a strong magnetic field that can produce detailed images of hard and soft tissue within the knee.
You can tell if you tore your meniscus without an MRI by a physical exam that is used to find out if you have a torn meniscus or know.
The doctor will check for a torn meniscus by checking both of your knees for any tenderness, range of motion and knee stability.
X rays are also most often done and based on the symptoms and also the physical exam the doctor can diagnose a meniscus tear.
There are some things that can be done for a torn meniscus which include surgery or using ice, compression, elevation and rest.
You can fix a torn meniscus without surgery by using ice, compression, elevation and rest.
In some cases you may need surgery to repair the torn meniscus although most often resting, ice, compression and elevation heal the torn meniscus.
A meniscus tear can sometimes heal on it's own although the meniscus has a limited ability to heal on it's own due to the limited blood supply it has.
A meniscus tear can sometimes lead to a knee replacement if a small piece has meniscus has been removed then the stress on your articular cartilage increases 3 fold and can cause osteoarthritis which can lead to a knee replacement.
The risk of getting osteoarthritis increases when you have a meniscus tear.
You can sometimes walk on a torn meniscus unless the torn meniscus has locked up your knee.
Most people who have torn their meniscus do still walk, sit, stand and sleep without any pain.
The pain with a torn meniscus is worse when you squat or twist.
The easiest meniscus to repair is a horizontal meniscus.
The hardest meniscus to repair is the radial meniscus.
A meniscus injury will feel like pain at the center or side of your knee depending on where the meniscus injury is and there is most often sharp pain when you twist or squat with a meniscus injury.
You can know if you tore your meniscus by the signs and symptoms of a torn meniscus which include a popping sensation when the injury occurs, stiffness or swelling, pain that occurs especially when rotating or twisting the knee, difficulty fully straightening your knee and a locked feeling when you try to move your knee.
You can make a meniscus tear worse if you're not careful to avoid any movements or activities that can put pressure on the torn meniscus.
Activities that you should avoid with a torn meniscus are swimming using the whip kick or frog kick, jogging, operating clutch pedals, rising from seated position, climbing stairs, repetitive bending, pivoting or squatting.
With a meniscus tear you should avoid any activities or positions that place any excessive pressure on your knee until the swelling and pain has gone down.
If you don't fix or treat a torn meniscus it can sometimes lead to part of the meniscus coming loose and slipping into the joint.
If this happens then you will usually need surgery to restore the full function of your knee.
Meniscus tears that are left untreated can also increase in size and also lead to other complications like arthritis.
A torn meniscus or meniscus tear takes around 8 weeks to heal on it's own without surgery.
The best position to sleep in with a torn meniscus is on your back with your leg elevated slightly.
Keeping your leg elevated slightly but not bent while you have a torn meniscus can promote healthy blood circulation that helps keep swelling down and pain down.
With a torn meniscus you will feel the pain at the center or the side of your knee.
The location of the pain with the torn meniscus will depend on where the torn meniscus tear is.
Most often you will still be able to walk with the torn meniscus and swelling will most often increase slowly over a couple of day and also might make your knee feel stiff and limit bending.
Also with a torn meniscus there is usually a sharp pain when you squat or twist.
The supplements that are good for meniscus tear are oral cartilage supplements such as glucosamine such as Osteo Bi-Flex, Puritans Pride and Spring Valley Joint supplements that has been shown to repair worn out cartilage.
You must also avoid any excessive pressure on your knee although you can still do your usual exercises.
You should wrap your knee with a compression bandage if you have a torn meniscus as it helps reduce swelling.
You should also use an ice pack on your knee for at least 20 minutes several times a day to help speed of the healing of the torn meniscus.
The kind of brace you wear for a torn meniscus is a hinged knee brace that can be either rigid or soft and also provides adequate levels of compression which promote the healing process of the torn meniscus.
The hinged knee brace for a torn meniscus is the best, especially for anyone who has previously injured their knee.
The 3 signs of a meniscus injury or meniscus tear are.
A locked feeling when you try to move your knee.
Difficulty fully straightening your knee.
Pain, especially when you twist or rotate your knee.
Other signs of a meniscus injury are swelling or stiffness and a popping sensation when the injury occurs.
Arthritis of the knee is not the same as a torn meniscus.
The arthritis of the knee is inflammation of the knee joints and a torn meniscus is an injury where you tear your meniscus which is a C shaped piece of cartilage which acts as a cushion between your tibia or shinbone and femur or thighbone.
A meniscus tear can result from a forceful twist or rotation of your knee.
A Grade 1 meniscus tear is a small meniscus tear that does not extend to your articular surface or the top of your meniscus.
A Grade 2 meniscus tear is a larger tear in your meniscus which also does not extend to the surface of the articular.