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Meniscus tear
Meniscus tear 5 year old ..no locking..having clicking sound and discomfort and unstable...should i go through surgery or not
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Avoid sitting Cross legged
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You should go for knee arthroscopy and address the problem since it's a chronic tear and you are having symptoms of clicking and pain. If left untreated for long duration it can cause cartilage damage.
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Please give a brief account of mode of injury. Instability per say is attributed to ligaments usually ACL. Though flipping meniscus can give feeling of instability.
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look for varus valgus knee
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You have an old meniscal injury and a clicking sound in the knee. In such situation, it will be more appropriate to check your knee to identify which part of your knee is generating the clicking sound. In addition, it will be helpful to have a look at your scans too. a partial thickness, grade 1 or grade 2 tear is unlikely to need surgery. but a bigger tear should be treated by arthroscopy, because if left untreated, such tears increase with time and likely to cause problems with knee later
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Strength exercises in gradually process
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Do daily exercises. No need for surgery.
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