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Swelling, Popping, Clicking In Knee, Painful, Shooting Pain. What Is Wrong?
I ve been a skateboarder for quite some time now and this problem has been occurring for a couple of years. From what i can remember I was going for a trick and in mid air i kicked the board then landed on slanted surface making my left knee go inward towards the right leg. immediately no pain was there as i did feel a slight pop, so i skate a little more and as i go for my next trick i bend down and pain shoots through my knee unable to walk normal. As time goes i forget about it and i go in for a deep squat and the pain comes as try to straighten my leg. it feel as if its being blocked by something. and when i try to squat back down it feels really stiff and unable to get the full squat. There is swelling and popping and/or clicking in my knee when the pain dulls enough to freelly try to extend my knee and bend it.
Mon, 15 Jul 2013
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
From the description, I feel that you might have injured the MENISCUS in the knee joint. These meniscii act as shock absorbers for the knee joint.
The conservative management is as follows -
* avoid impact sporting activities that puts more strain on the knee joint
* rest and ice packing of the knee joint
* elastic compression bandage to resolve the swelling
* Physiotherapy for quadriceps strengthening
* analgesic and antiinflammatory medicines as and when needed
If symtoms are persisting, then an MRI scan is mandatory to make a diagnosis.
Consult an orthopedic surgeon and follow his advice.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
From the description, I feel that you might have injured the MENISCUS in the knee joint. These meniscii act as shock absorbers for the knee joint.
The conservative management is as follows -
* avoid impact sporting activities that puts more strain on the knee joint
* rest and ice packing of the knee joint
* elastic compression bandage to resolve the swelling
* Physiotherapy for quadriceps strengthening
* analgesic and antiinflammatory medicines as and when needed
If symtoms are persisting, then an MRI scan is mandatory to make a diagnosis.
Consult an orthopedic surgeon and follow his advice.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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Hello,
I went through your nature of injury and your present complaints. The possibility of fracture is rare. Anyhow better to take an X-Ray knee joint to rule out fracture.
The possibility of internal meniscus or ligament tear are possible. This can be diagnosed only by Arthroscopy. After proper clinical examination a diagnostic and treatment Arthroscopy can be planned in a single sitting.
Best wishes
I went through your nature of injury and your present complaints. The possibility of fracture is rare. Anyhow better to take an X-Ray knee joint to rule out fracture.
The possibility of internal meniscus or ligament tear are possible. This can be diagnosed only by Arthroscopy. After proper clinical examination a diagnostic and treatment Arthroscopy can be planned in a single sitting.
Best wishes
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