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Could knees popping out of joint, post bilateral partial knee replacements for grade 4 patella chondromalacia in feb, cause a torn meniscus?

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Dr. Bryan Reuss answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Depends: If your kneecap is popping in and out, this is a problem with the surgery and likely will not cause a meniscus tear. But if your knee itself is subluxating/popping out (rare), this certainly could cause a meniscus tear.

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Answered 11/7/2015

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When a orthopedic surgeon does surgery do they look under the patella? What causes locking and giving way of the knee joint? Could this be meniscus

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Twisted knee 8/30/21 Took mri 10/13/21 showed medical meniscus bucket handle tear, partial ACL tear and bipartite patella Positive mcmurray teat 6/10/22. Updated mri 6/13/22 shows nothing. Still have medial joint pain and swelling. What does it mean?

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