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Cracked meniscus

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  • July 2, 2015 at 9:42 pm #24354
    BrokenBootneck

    Hi guys and girls

    I have just cracked my meniscus warming up for squats, need to have keyhole surgery to grind off the cracked bit. Has anyone had a similar injury, recovery times, problems etc?

    Cheers in advance.

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  • September 17, 2015 at 12:55 pm #852183
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    BrokenBootneck

    Had the op 7 weeks ago doing
    Had the op 7 weeks ago doing ten mile rides easily about to up the mileage. Started circuit training and spin again this week but taking it a bit easy. I’ve lost 15% of my meniscus but the doc reckons that shouldn’t bother me too much 30% is the time to worry. It will still be up to two months before it’s totally ok. Bloody knees!

    July 10, 2015 at 10:00 pm #852181
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    elisponge

    Do what the doc says, I have
    Do what the doc says, I have had 4 ops two on each knee of varying degrees. When I was playing pro rugby I was back playing again 4 weeks after the op but a more recent one(me being a bit older) took a bit longer nearly 3 months for full fitness. That’s down to how much they cut out though.

    July 6, 2015 at 8:23 am #852179
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    BrokenBootneck

    Cheers for the feedback. The
    Cheers for the feedback. The surgeon used the term cracked, but described the same process about keyhole etc. Hopefully I will be sorted by the end of the year and back out on the bike. I can use my spin bike gently at the moment, so hopefully its not too bad!

    July 5, 2015 at 9:52 am #852177
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    Nick0

    Presuming you mean you’ve
    Presuming you mean you’ve torn it, I tore the articulate cartilage in my left knee and had it ‘trimmed’ via keyhole surgery. I was on crutches for a couple of weeks, and started back on the bike after about four weeks. If you are treated by the NHS, do what the physio tells you to do, and if you are referred to group physio, then go, it may be with a group of senior citizens, but you must do all the exercises they give you. I was properly mobile after six months and fully recovered after a year. I average about 120 miles a week commuting and play footie couple of times a month. Hope this helps, all the best, nicko

    July 3, 2015 at 4:47 pm #852175
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    sanderville

    The short answer is yes, and
    The short answer is yes, and you don’t want to know. Sorry about that. Think positive.

    July 3, 2015 at 4:37 pm #852173
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    wellcoordinated

    Bad luck old man!
    Bad luck old man!

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