what can i do to help unlodge a piece of cartilage from my knee?

Question

How could you know if you have torn the cartilage in your knee?

Answer 1

Tough one: There's really nothing you can do. I imagine you ask this because it keeps catching or clicking or locking up on you. Take less stairs to help reduce those symptoms. Eventually it may degrade enough to stop catching or catch so bad between the joint it tears some. Then once the pain subsides it may be better, but f it gets worse the only way to fix it is an arthroscopic resection of the torn piece.

Answer 2

Surgery: If you have a locked knee due to a displaced meniscus, it needs to be addressed surgically. It many spontaneously unlock but the problem of the torn minic remains. Could give out or re-lock at a time that it puts you at risk for more serious injury.

Answer 3

Early Osteoarthosis: Thinning cartilage is a x-ray finding for early oa. It is a warning that your knee is starting to wear out and it means that you may have to make some lifestyle changes. If you are overweight, you should lose weight. You may need to modify your activity, for example, void high impact sports. If you exercise, you may have to modify your program to decrease stress and strain on your knees.

Answer 4

Behave yourself: At the age of 29, thinning of your cartiage is unusual. This is usually seen on an MRI that can see the thickness of the articular cartilage. I would suggest avoiding running excercisies including jogging. Also, nutritional supports like osteobiflex and glucosamine supplements would be benefiical. Perhaps viscoelastic injections such as synvist will also help. Avoid surgery if possible.

Answer 5

Short term: Conservatively speaking; and without knowing any other information about you...4-8 weeks.

Answer 6

It usually doesn't: Unfortunately, injuries to the articular cartilage on the end of the bones usually doesn't heal. A meniscus tear, another form of cartilage in the knee may heal, depending on the type of tear, and location of the tear.

Answer 7

It depends: When the cartilage surface is the injured part it is called an osteochondral injury. However, patients will also describe meniscal injuries as "cartilage tears" which is incorrect but a very common description by patients. The menisci are the soft tissue shock absorbers in the knee between the bones and are frequently what "tears" inside the knee.

Answer 8

Arthroscopic Surgery: Arthroscopic surgery is usually done.

Answer 9

Cartilage Conundrum: Cartilage in its many various shapes and forms, is a solid tissue, unlike other body fluids. It therefore cannot be "injected" as one might think. Cells can be injected in the hopes of taking seed and growing but unfortunately this technology does not yet exist. Cartilage patches have been grafted to injured sites in the joint but have high failure rates and must be surgically positioned.

Answer 10

No viable 'new' : Normal articular cartilage does not have the ability to repair in adults. Injection of cartilage would not be 'utilized' by the damaged surface.

Answer 11

Intercondylar notch: This is the name of the depression between the medial and lateral femoral condyles.

Answer 12

Meniscus: I assume you mean the cartilage between the femoral condyle and the tibial plateau. This would be the meniscus, a c-shaped/half-moon shaped cartilage. If on the inside, it's called the medial meniscus, and if on the outside, the lateral meniscus. The other type of cartilage in the knee is called articular cartilage. It covers the bones that make up the knee joint, like frosting on a cake.

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