if i tore my meniscus would i be able to walk?

Question

also is there a lot of pain and swelling?

Answer 1

You might experience a "popping" sensation when you tear the meniscus. Most people can still walk on the injured knee and many athletes keep playing. When symptoms of inflammation set in, your knee feels painful and tight. For several days you have:

Stiffness and swelling.
Tenderness in the joint line.
Collection of fluid ("water on the knee").
Without treatment, a fragment of the meniscus may loosen and drift into the joint, causing it to slip, pop or lock—your knee gets stuck, often at a 45-degree angle, until you manually move or otherwise manipulate it. If you think you have a meniscal tear, see your doctor right away for diagnosis and individualized treatment.

Answer 2

i don't know the extent of the tear, but i think you should be able to walk, depending on how much you tore it. i had a damaged meniscus and could still walk and even run, altho there was pain, a little swelling but not much; it does well with icing. go see a doctor and get an xray.

Answer 3

That all depends on the severity of the injury. My daughter tore her right knee afew years back. Her knee locked in a bent position & wouldn't straighten. She had surgery to repair it the next day. At this very moment she is in the hospital getting her other knee repaired. She has a small tear that is getting repaired (or removed, depanding) She has been walking on it for over a year, but it does, pop, give out, and ache.

Answer 4

i on the whole tear the meniscus and feature had more than one surgical procedures. Im up and approximately in a while after surgical procedure. Physical Therapy is helping although it hurts..... you'll be able to stroll with a meniscal tear, i did for a protracted earlier than i would get the document to think me that i used to be fairly harm. They observed the tear handiest when they went in to do an arthroscopy. what does your document say approximately treatment? If you dont consider that your document is doing sufficient get a moment opinion, I did and thats how we observed the tear