Treatment Reviews:  Knee Arthroscopy for Knee Medial Meniscus Tear


Condition Treatment Average Result Healed Helped
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Knee Medial Meniscus Tear
Knee Arthroscopy
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  • band25
  • Male
  • 26 years old
  • 210 pounds
 Healed
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I had my knee operated on for medial meniscus tear which I injured playing football. My surgeon came highly recommended. I was off crouches in about six weeks and it took another three months to gain full strength. Initially I iced three to four times a day and then reduced ...

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Treatment Combo:   Knee Arthroscopy + Ice + Physical Therapy
Dates:  August 1, 2006 - Ongoing
Helpful?
 Helped a lot
1 of 2 people found this helpful

How I injured it: I didn’t notice my injury right away, but I think I tore my meniscus playing soccer on the beach. Started to feel pain on the inside of my left knee and about 4 days later I developed swelling around my knee cap. I was still able ...

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Treatment:   Knee Arthroscopy
Dates:  July 10, 2011 - Ongoing
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 Healed
1 of 2 people found this helpful

I injured my knee in June 2008.On the first visit the doctor told me it was my hamstring. When it did not improve for a month, the doctor ordered an MRI which showed that I had medial meniscus tear. I got a surgery a week later. My knee is doing ...

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Treatment:   Knee Arthroscopy
Dates:  June 1, 2008 - Ongoing
Helpful?
 Helped a lot

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Treatment:   Knee Arthroscopy
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  • NCPete72
  • Male
  • 39 years old
  • 210 pounds
  • 6 Feet 3 Inches
 Healed

A while back, while building a second story deck for a contractor I was working for at the time, I stood after having been working on my knees for two or three hours and felt terrible pain in my right knee. I could not bend or straighten it much and ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Knee brace + Knee Arthroscopy + Physical Therapy + Percocet
Dates:  June 6, 2011 - June 24, 2011
Helpful?
 Helped a lot

I have no idea how the meniscus was damaged. I am not an athlete and do not engage in a lot of strenuous of difficult activities. I have had knee pain for decades, beginning just after the birth of my daughter in 1981. That was diagnosed as chondritis and the ...

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Treatment Combo:   Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Knee Arthroscopy
Dates:  June 15, 2007 - Ongoing
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 Helped a lot

Well, I've actually had two surgeries on my left knee now, but I still have recurring pain and a growing arthritis. My knee always aches, no matter how much pain medication I take. I'm not on anything prescribed, and I don't really want to be--I just want to feel better.

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Treatment:   Knee Arthroscopy
Dates:  October 26, 2005 - August 29, 2010
Helpful?
 Helped a lot

I had a work injury during which I fell when standing on a desk. I had severe swelling and pain after the injury and was sent to the clinic. MRI scan indicated that I had menisus & possible ACL impair. I had several Physical Therapy. I can walk without crutches ...

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Treatment:   Knee Arthroscopy
Dates:  June 30, 2010 - June 30, 2010
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  • andre
  • Male
  • 35 years old
  • 180 pounds
  • 6 Feet 0 Inches
 Helped a lot

MRI shows damage to medial meniscus of the right knee. Orthopedic surgeon recommends arthroscopic surgery. The surgeon said that he did not remove meniscus, just cleaned up scar tissue.

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Treatment:   Knee Arthroscopy
Dates:  July 3, 1997 - July 3, 1997
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