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Can a Meniscus tear cause Patella Maltracking?

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Hi,

I'm suspecting that I may have a Meniscus injury. My doctor checked my knee and told me there was some looseness in the ligament. Could this looseness be due to a meniscus tear?

My injury happened as I was kneeling down with my feet flat on the ground and I lifted my body with heavy dumbbells in my hands and I heard a pop and the quad muscle went stiff. There was no swelling and I can bend my knee without any problems other than my knee clicking twice each time I bend it. The pain that I have had has never been severe, but just annoying and it occurs all around the knee, but not where the meniscus is. When I stop doing my knee exercises, the pain gets worse and so does the clicking knee. My symptoms sound like my patella is not tracking properly, so I wanted to know whether I may have patella maltracking due to the meniscus tear? I've done some knee exercises for 6 months, but the clicking never went away.

The injury happened about 5 years ago and I have an MRI scan next week.

Many thanks for your help,

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