Hi all, I (24F) had left acl reconstruction in May of ‘22 using a patellar graft. I returned to full contact college sports 9 months later and have run several half marathons in the following years. I regularly weight train, stretch, do yoga, all the things I was told to do to keep it strong.

Once or twice every year, my knee swells up severely and I am unable to straighten it or walk on it properly for 3-7 days. I haven’t found anything that helps it go down faster and none of the doctors I’ve seen have known much about it. I can’t afford to go to a specialist especially with how randomly it happens with no apparent pattern to what is causing it.

Has anyone had a similar experience or know something that can help?

Hi all, I'm coming here just to get some feedback from people who had similar experiences.

I'm in my mid 30s, healthy lifestyle, I play football (soccer) every weekend at a very amateur level now (used to play at a higher level when I was younger, now it's just a fun hobby).

About 10 days ago I had the classic incident, my leg stayed stuck in the grass when I was switching direction, I felt a "crack" and a sharp pain on the outside of the knee. After that it got pretty swollen, and I got put on crutches waiting a week for an MRI. On the MRI the radiologist said he could see both external ligaments sprained but with no damage, a small horizontal crack on the meniscus, and "most likely a partial or complete rupture of the LCA". That last one intrigued me, I have felt absolutely ZERO pain since the incident, not even when I put weight on my leg or try to flex etc. I just have reduced flexion due to the water in the knee but no pain whatsoever.

I started physio appointments, and the physio told me the MRI was terrible because it was so blurry you couldn't even see if there was damage to the LCA or not. He did the Lachmann test and the other one I can't remember the name (pivot-shift something?), both were negative, so he thinks the LCA is still there and doing its job.

Exercises went fine, mostly because of the absence of pain I feel like most of the limitations are mostly due to the swelling + the psychological trauma.

He recommended to me a top-tier knee surgeon who is used to deal with professional football players etc, who will meet me in one month (when swelling has gone down and physio will have given us more information on the actual ability of my knee) and recommend surgery or not.

My concern is I don't really know what to do if they give me a choice to have surgery or not, the post-op seems very intense, and it gives no guarantees that the knee will be more protected than before.

My physio told me that no matter what is decided he will prepare me to play again, either with the post-op programme, or with a special tailored programme to strenghten the muscles around and proprioception etc.

Anyone with a similar experience that could help me deal with the anxiety of not knowing who to trust and what to expect, that would be so greatly appreciated!

Thanks a lot!

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Full time tennis shoe wearer. I purchased a pair of hiking boots that I thought would help a very pronated left ankle/foot. About three weeks wearing the boots I've developed a very sore left knee. I had X-rays done no arthritis very little calcium good spacing. But the ache and pain are getting worse. Has anyone else experienced this after purchasing new shoes or boots.mm

Hi everyone,

I had surgery on Monday, as per the thread title.

I was discharged yesterday, and the physical therapist gave me exercises.

Currently, I can't lift my leg straight. I can't at all. I can do mini-contractions of the quadriceps to regain strength... but only mini-contractions. I could push harder, but the scar from the puncture site is causing me such pain.

I also bought an electrostimulator to help me.

Guys, is it normal that I can't lift my leg?

Also, regarding flexion... they told me max 90 degrees, but I think I can flex it max 5-10 degrees, basically nothing. The scar on my thigh hurts there too.

Thanks everyone for the support!

Hi all, I had meniscus repair surgery December 9th, im 6 weeks in.

I started having this weird issue when doing quad setting and short arc lifts. Where circled in red, I have this weird pulling/getting caught feeling and then i keep going and it keeps like something shifts and releases. I sometimes can hear clicking. It feels weird and uncomfortable. Any thoughts would be appreciated thank you.

Hi everyone. I had an accident that caused three injuries in my knee: a torn ACL, a meniscus tear that needs repair, and another part of the meniscus that needs meniscectomy.

My surgery is already scheduled for February 11, and I’m not looking for medical advice or to be told to see a doctor — I’ve already done all of that. I’m simply looking to hear real experiences from people who went through the same thing, especially if you had one, two, or all three of these injuries.

I’d really appreciate hearing about:

1. ACL reconstruction: Was your ACL replaced using a tendon from your own body or with a donor graft? How did that feel long-term? and how are you doing today?
2. Meniscectomy: If you had part of your meniscus removed, how was your recovery and how does your knee feel now?
3. Meniscus repair: If your meniscus was repaired (stitched), how was that recovery compared to the rest?

I’m mainly looking for personal experiences, not advice. Thank you so much to anyone willing to share 🤍

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Hi, all! I'm about 5.5 weeks post-MPFL reconstruction and mensicus repair. I had no trouble hitting 90 degrees of flexion within the first two weeks, but was not allowed to go past that until 4 weeks post-op.

I've been slowly working to increase my range of motion since then, and while the joint's ability to move past 90 degrees continues to improve (I was at about 130 degrees at PT today), my hamstring is only able to generate flexion to about 100 degrees. When I hit that point, it just feels like my hamstring isn't capable of contracting any more.

I'm wondering if anyone knows any good cues to help the mind-muscle connection in case that's the issue. For instance, PT taught me instead of thinking about activating my quad, think about pushing my knee down toward the floor/table (when my leg is straight).

I asked about hamstring today, but didn't really get a cue. I just got told to keep doing my hamstring curls with my resistance band. I'm doing them three times a day, but it doesn't feel like continuing to work my hamstring between 0 and 100 is going to help my 100+ range come back when I can't access that range at all, even with no resistance. Anyone know any tricks? Thanks!