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I have a mucoid degeneration of my rear horn meniscus. my knee was swollen. now looks good. is, (racing) cycling doing bad to my knee?

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Dr. Mark Hutchinson answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Not likely: You are describing a degenerative process. Many folks have the same with no symptoms. Key to know if you are hurting yourself is if pain is getting worse or you have mechanical locking and catching. If yes, time to take care of it by an orthopaedic surgeon

Answered 6/15/2016

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