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I had knee partial menisectomy of lateral post horn two weeks ago. i am doing some post - op physiotherapy.i also have atrophy after the surgery, i am sensing pain in patella while climbing up and down the stairs. is it common after menisectomy ?
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Knee pain: If you are still having pain after having the surgery, I would recommend that you continue physical therapy and add some non-weight bearing muscles to strengthen the quadriceps and hamstring muscles. This may include resistance exercises to strengthen the quadriceps. I would also recommend a topical NSAID over-the-counter to be applied 2-3x/day. Follow-up with your surgeon as well.
Answered 12/6/2017
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Knee pain: You need to discuss with your team. What has been their experience with this.
Answered 12/4/2017
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Not expected but. : I would suspect this may be more related to the muscle atrophy which discombobulated your patella tracking. You need thePT
Answered 12/6/2017
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