About That Knee Problem

What is going on with your knee? It appears that I have a torn meniscus.

Knee diagram

What the snot is that? Well, it is a common knee problem regarding a very very fine layer of cartilage and I have somehow torn it. It resides between the tibia and the femur and it basically allows the bones to glide against each other.

So now what? Welp, first thing is that I get an MRI done today. Once we know for sure then I go back to the doctor and we plan the next step.

What exactly is the next step? They do something called Arthoscopic knee surgery. Which they basically drill a few holes into my knee the size of a small pencil and in one of these holes they insert a camera and in the other two they insert the tools to perform what is known as a partial meniscectomy where they then remove the torn cartilage from my knee.

Arthoscopic Setup

Youch, this all sounds pretty painful for you MainMor, what is the recovery time like? It looks like it is going to be fairly simple actually. I may be on crutches for a few days, but then after about 48 hours I can walk around. Total recovery time is really about 4-6 weeks.

You are going to be off work for a few days I bet. Yes, I will be.

So what will you do? Hey, I am going to sit around and play my XBox. 'Call of Duty IV' will be beckoning me.

Torn meniscus