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A member asked:

Is it possible to have both a torn meniscus and a torn acl? have symptoms that match both. is there a way to know w/o mri? no money for mri.

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Yes.: A good history and exam can tell whether you need further imaging. Sometimes a good exam cannot be performed on a very painful knee.

Dr Stringer agreed

Answered 3/17/2014

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Torn meniscus/acl: Yes, you may have both. Unfortunately, it may be virtually impossible to diagnose both if present at the same time without further imaging.

Dr Stringer agreed

Answered 12/30/2013

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MRI shows a fairly extensive tear of posterior horn of medial meniscus and advanced mucoid degeneration of ACL. Will this require surgery? Thanks!

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Do I need more surgery if new MRI of my right knee (prior ACL repair and meniscectomy) now has a tear in the horn of meniscus, macerated and attenuation degenerative meniscus status with a bakers cyst with extreme pain and swelling?

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Hi, I'm trying to figure out a puzzle. I had an auto accident on 2/15/23. I had concussion and MRI 10 weeks after on left knee and it looks like I have an ACL & meniscus tears. If i had no prior pain and do now how can it be chronic tear. CONFUSED?

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I am experiencing stiff Knee pain, left knee giveaways I did an mri on both knees I have meniscus tear in both knees First do I have to do the operation? I did two acl surgeries in left knee Can I do it in both knee in same day What recovery period

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My knee locked since last 19 hours Report of mri I did last month Complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament with slumped fibers in the intercondylar notch loss of parallelism Complex tear of the posterior horn and body of the medial meniscus?

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