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Is Knee Surgery Required For Torn Anterior Meniscus?
Fell on hard packed dirt at horse show deep anterior knee wound, 10 days later can t walk at all red and extremely swollen. 3 days in hospital with IV antibiotics and pic line now at home. Torn anterior meniscus. Will I eventually have to have knee surgery?
Tue, 3 May 2016
Hi,
Thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised followed by an MRI of the knee.
As you have a torn the anterior meniscus, it is very difficult to say whether you need surgery or you do not need it. Because, surgery is totally dependable on the extent of the ligament injured, if the ligament is intact with the body of the rest surgery may not be required but if the ligament is detached from the rest of the ligament than surgery may be planned. In majority of cases, surgery is avoided as the healing takes place.
Also, undergoing physical therapy should give excellent results and better performance of the knee joint.
In my clinical practice, cases with meniscus injuries are treated initially with physical therapy and majority responds well.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
Thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised followed by an MRI of the knee.
As you have a torn the anterior meniscus, it is very difficult to say whether you need surgery or you do not need it. Because, surgery is totally dependable on the extent of the ligament injured, if the ligament is intact with the body of the rest surgery may not be required but if the ligament is detached from the rest of the ligament than surgery may be planned. In majority of cases, surgery is avoided as the healing takes place.
Also, undergoing physical therapy should give excellent results and better performance of the knee joint.
In my clinical practice, cases with meniscus injuries are treated initially with physical therapy and majority responds well.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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