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Had Arthroscopy Surgery On Knee Previously. Still Unable To Straighten The Knee. Pain In The Back Of Knee. What To Do?

I have had athroscopy surgery on my right knee 12 months ago. The knee has improved but not fully recovered. I am unable to fully straighten the knee, the back of the knee locks sometimes as if something gets stuck. I have been on holiday recently and the knee got quite sore from a lot of walking. Now it has got much worse, the pain goes from the back of the knee right down to the ankle especially when I am driving. I'm wondering if this is from the operation or something else. I also was on a long haul flight to australia lately
Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Hello,

I have studied your case.

As per your symptoms you need to do physiotherapy and knee exercises to improve range of motion .
If pain persist then you may need to do MRI again to see for any functional deffect.

small meniscus tear can be managed conservatively with physiotherapy with USG and TENS.

Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.

Wishing you good health.

Take care
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Had Arthroscopy Surgery On Knee Previously. Still Unable To Straighten The Knee. Pain In The Back Of Knee. What To Do?

Hello, I have studied your case. As per your symptoms you need to do physiotherapy and knee exercises to improve range of motion . If pain persist then you may need to do MRI again to see for any functional deffect. small meniscus tear can be managed conservatively with physiotherapy with USG and TENS. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care