Hi all just wondered if anyone else suffered this.
My knee issue is from June from twisting knee and bee on going flaring up with activities.
I have a mri next week it is currently bad with swelling and very tender above knee cap with limited flexing due to pain.
But also I've noticed I have no strength to support my lower right leg when I lay on my back and I struggle to raise leg , also if I get my wife to put my leg at 90 degree angle I can't hold and it just drops with bad pain.
Anyone with thought of what's wrong. Any opinions appreciated
It could be literally anything. Need a definitive diagnosis from an orthopedic surgeon. Unfortunately, MRIs are often inconclusive. I had that happen four times, 2X each knee. In every case, the doc had to scope the knee to find and fix what was wrong. The last time I "twisted" a knee, I ripped the condyle cartilage clean off the bottom of my left femur. Easy removal but eventually led to a bone-on-bone situation with arthritis years later ending in a TKR. Yours could be a torn meniscus, ACL, etc. Maybe the MRI will show the problem...maybe not.
Hi Lawrence, as Chico said it could be a multitude of things, when I twisted my knee badly, initially I was told that I had torn my muscles and ligaments and was put in a cricket bat splint and crutches for 3 weeks, I was still getting problems a few months on and it turned out I had torn two cartilages as well, which were removed. I also had a badly osteoarthritic knee before that. I would say your quad muscles need strengthening too as I had a similar problem with lifting the leg when I had my kneecap realigned when I was 20. Ask them if you can have some support under your knee when you go into the scanner. I cannot straighten my knee fully so need that whenever I have a scan. Hope you get sorted soon.
Hi Lawrence I totally agree with the guys who have already replied you can't diagnose the problem without the tests to then find out what is wrong you need a professional opinion and diagnosis good luck