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Knee numb after an injury

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jeannnie
jeannnie

I was playing football with my little son a week ago and with a sudden move heard the “unpopular” and laud “pop” in my knee and felt a sharp pain in the outer/back of my knee (LCL?). The pain was quite bad for the first few minutes but then kind off settled and I could walk with a limp…

By the evening it was swollen but didn´t hurt as much as I was expected it to… (I did have a bad knee injury 10 years ago – ACL & MCL grade III tear, same knee). Now, the knee is still swollen and is more numb than painful. I do walk with a limp, sometime I feel sharp pain in other parts of the knee but not in the place where it originally “popped” and hurt…

I do not have any problems with stability of the knee (but I didn´t have when I first injured my knee neither).

It´s very uncomfortable numb pain (as if the inside wouldn´t fit and the knee is about to explode)…. has anyone else had something similar? Does it sound like something more serious?

Thanks a lot

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  • jancon
    jancon jeannnie

    Posted

    Get an x-ray Jeannie. Best to get it checked out.
  • ed03050
    ed03050 jeannnie

    Posted

    You need to see an orthopedic surgeon who will look at an xray and possibly an MRI.  Without those items, everyone is guessing
  • ruth39320
    ruth39320 jeannnie

    Posted

    Sounds like a torn cartilage to me! Ice it and see how it goes
  • sue64229
    sue64229 jeannnie

    Posted

    Hi Jeannnie,

    sounds like a miniscal tear but of course, can’t be sure.  When I did mine, I heard the “pop” and then extreme pain, where I couldn’t walk for a few minutes but eventually, limped away.  Just like you, it settled a bit but if I built up walking speed, it would “ lock” somehow and pain would come back.  Luckily, I worked at a hospital, had an MRI and found the tear.  Arthroscopic surgery followed and fixed it eventually.

    You will need a scan to be sure of course.  Good luck with everything.  Sue xx

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