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Need to know if it is mandatory to undergo surgery for complete for below diagnosis from MRI report: IMPRESSION: -Complete tear of anterior cruicate ligament with mild anterior tibial translation. -Peripheral vertical tear of posterior horn of medial meniscus with radial tear of body with adjacent grade 2 changes. -Horizontal tear of body of lateral meniscus , complex tear of posterior horn (radial , horizontal and bucket handle tear ). -Focal fissuring of Retropatellar cartilage of medial patellar facet with intrasubstance PDFS hyper intensities – grade 2 chondromalacia patella -Moderate knee joint effusion

Res sir I had a pain in my right knee after my res.Dr.advice I went for MRI .after that the diagnosis was grade 3 signal in posterior horn of medial meniscus reaching up to articular surface- s/o tear.PDFS hiperintense signal in ACL_P/O sprain.Grade 1 signal in body and anterior horn of llateral meniscus.mild suprapatellar effusion. My Res.Dr advice me to take cap,T-heal two time and Tab Lubrijoint OD once in a day. for one month and complete bad rest .is it ok ? Surgery necessary pl . advice me

I had a twist playing volleyball five years back had medial meniscus tear and acl sprain treated conservatively, again i injured my knee playing volleyball a month ago My present Mri says COMPLEX TEAR INVOLVING MENISCUS INCLUDING ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR HORN, SMALL HORIZONTAL TEAR INVOLVING POSTERIOR HORN OF LATERAL MENISCUS, INTRASUBSTANCE TEAR INVOLVING ANTEROR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT AT THE REGION OF ATTACHMENT WITH FEMUR, MILD JOINT EFFUSION, NO FREE FRAGMENT. Pls advice shall i go for arthoscopy or manage this conservatively.

Sir I'm 30 yr male came across bike accident in 05 -oct , with pain swelling in knee, again during normal working i felt on ground with knee pop sound, x-ray was normal MRI Shows. Mild knee joint effusion Complete mod substance tear of ACL. Small horizontal tear in posterior horn of lateral miniscus. Subtle STIR hyperintensity within posterior horn of medial meniscus likely myxoid degeneration. Sir I need surgery or it will heal automatically

1) grade I ACL, grade II posterior horn of meniscus, changes of osteoarthritis and joint effusion as per 1 MRI on 25th Sep 2016 2) second MRI was done on 19th Feb 2017 which suggested horizontal tear in the posterior horn of medial meniscus 3) Diagnostic Arthroscopy done on 2nd March 2017 still not comfortable 4) As it was not the case of Knee replacement as told by doctors we tried the Generic nerve block therapy which gave me relief from pain and swelling as well. I took two rounds of injections one in the month of November 2016 and second on 28 March 2017.

Mri shows complete disruption of the fibers of the acl representing mid substance complete acl tear. There is a small impaction fracture seen involving the anterolateral aspect of the lateral femoral condyle with underlying marrow oedema. Full thickness radial tear seen involving anterior horn of lateral meniscus. There is a partial thickness radial tear seen involving inner one third of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus. Please help me and suggest... Is it a very serious and need to be operated?  Will I be able to play football again? Will I be able to walk and do things normally like before?

My knee had swollen suddenly and I do not recall any immediate injury. As there is no injury doctor advised for MRI as normal x-ray would not be of any help.MRI report suggest following. Would like to know if Arthroscopy is required. Report Impression:  Flap tear along inferior aspect and inner margin of posterior horn of medial meniscus. Horizontal tear in posterior body and adjacent posterior horn of medial meniscus with small flap component of horizontal tear extending inferiorly to involve tibial articular surface in posterior horn. Grade 2 signal in rest of the body of meniscus. Mild cartilage thinning along inferior weight bearing su rface of medial femoral condyle. Focal areas of chondromalacia in midportion of the lateral tibial condyle and mid-portion of medial patellar facet. Rest of the cartilage along tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joint compartment appears normal. Focal area of bone marrow oedema in mid-portion of medial tibial condyle. Mild joint effusion.

I was having knee pain from 5th july. I ignored it then because I had chondromalecia. But the pain worsened. Recently I had an MRI scan, where the report said peripheral longitudinal tear seen in the posterior horn of lateral meniscus. I am in rest and taking ice packs. I also have joining of my job on 4th August. Will it get cured by then? What should I do more to heal it faster?

I am having too much pain in my leg that is associated with the knee. I had and MRI done which indicates that i have mild partial ACL tear with synovial fluid effusion. Medial meniscus torn with fluid near the posterior horn. The doctors in my locality are saying that i need a surgery for this if the pain doesn't subside. Can it be cured by putting on a cast for some days.

In MRI Report of right knee of my mother , Following Point are written:- 1." Complex Grade 3 tear in posterior Horn of medial Menincus" 2."Mild synovial effusion around  knee joint" 3."Edema in superficial pre and intrapatellar region" I want to knew whether surgery is necessary or not ? Can grade 3 meniscus tear heal on its own or NOT?