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A member asked:
Knee pain since march. mri says root tear of posterior horn with extrusion. despite rice, i still have clicking and locking. is surgery inevitable?
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Maybe: Many conditions like you have experienced may heal over time with physiotherapy. Only your orthopedic surgeon can give you the best answer to your question as to need for surgery in the future.
Answered 5/19/2014
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