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jacked up knee.. Help!!!
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bb079
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May sound shadey, but if its what you have to do, do it. i fucked my knee up in a training exercise while in the Army. They took care of it ofcourse, but i have looked into the cost of such surgerys, torn acl, and i could run as high as 50,000.00. Whatever you do, definitely get it looked at by a physician.criffer said:
Extra_Strong
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aww sounds more like PCL to me.. but you will not know till you get an MRI
Just let it heal it will still be ok to walk on.. the problems would come over time.
Most jobs give you insurance. U dont have to say you did it at work. but you would have to say you did it after you had gottin the insurance.
I tore my ACL playing basketball.. I had insurance from my work I did not say i did it at work and my insurance paid most of it.
So my advise is to just wait till you get insurance just dont tell them you did it 6 months ago when you insurance was just activated yesterday..
good luck..
and the problem with tearing a ligament is that it puts more strain on other ligaments and tendons. and it will cause your knee joint to loosen a little. so dont do anthing stupid.. as long as there is not to much cartliage damage. you should be ok as far as getting back to 100% after surgery.. and if it is your ACL or what ever dont do the pellar tendon graph.. there are better ways now have fun
Just let it heal it will still be ok to walk on.. the problems would come over time.
Most jobs give you insurance. U dont have to say you did it at work. but you would have to say you did it after you had gottin the insurance.
I tore my ACL playing basketball.. I had insurance from my work I did not say i did it at work and my insurance paid most of it.
So my advise is to just wait till you get insurance just dont tell them you did it 6 months ago when you insurance was just activated yesterday..
good luck..and the problem with tearing a ligament is that it puts more strain on other ligaments and tendons. and it will cause your knee joint to loosen a little. so dont do anthing stupid.. as long as there is not to much cartliage damage. you should be ok as far as getting back to 100% after surgery.. and if it is your ACL or what ever dont do the pellar tendon graph.. there are better ways now
have fun
Extra_Strong
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sure you many not have a problem.. hope so for you.
but mine did not swell it was sore for about 2 days could not walk on it..
I though it was just sprained.
after a few days it felt fine only problem was i could not straighten it ou all the way
but i still did squats and wake boarded.. but after time is would hurt just randomly like a steped wrong or something and it would hurt really bad for like 2 min.
so i went to the ortho and did the MRI thing and wala.. sucked.
but mine did not swell it was sore for about 2 days could not walk on it..
I though it was just sprained.
after a few days it felt fine only problem was i could not straighten it ou all the way
but i still did squats and wake boarded.. but after time is would hurt just randomly like a steped wrong or something and it would hurt really bad for like 2 min.
so i went to the ortho and did the MRI thing and wala.. sucked.
shamrock11
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If it's not swollen your are fine. Just a mild hyperextension. If your tore a ligament or tendon there would definetly be a lot of swelling. I tore my ACl and it swole to the size of my thigh in about an hour. I had to have 200 cc of fliud drained off it twice. I mildly hyperextended my knee and no swelling just some discomfort for a week or two. Take it easy for a week or two and see how it is then.
criffer
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Extra_Strong said:aww sounds more like PCL to me.. but you will not know till you get an MRI
Just let it heal it will still be ok to walk on.. the problems would come over time.
Most jobs give you insurance. U dont have to say you did it at work. but you would have to say you did it after you had gottin the insurance.
I tore my ACL playing basketball.. I had insurance from my work I did not say i did it at work and my insurance paid most of it.
So my advise is to just wait till you get insurance just dont tell them you did it 6 months ago when you insurance was just activated yesterday..
and the problem with tearing a ligament is that it puts more strain on other ligaments and tendons. and it will cause your knee joint to loosen a little. so dont do anthing stupid.. as long as there is not to much cartliage damage. you should be ok as far as getting back to 100% after surgery.. and if it is your ACL or what ever dont do the pellar tendon graph.. there are better ways now
Incorrect, it would not be the PCL as PCL is about 10 times stronger than the ACL and the mechanism of injury is exactly opposite of the biomechanics of the PCL, the PCL is damged when the tibia moves to far/fast posteriorly on the femur like in a hyper-flexion injury or a "knee into the dashboard injury" during a car accident, if anything major esp with a hyperextension mechanism of injury it would be the ACL not the PCL
But I do agree with the info on waiting and getting insurance as no major further damage would be done to the knee by waiting as long as he takes it easy
Extra_Strong
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criffer said:
op you beat me..
i was thinking roatation was the key to the ACL problem...Anterior Cruciate Tears
* Clinical Features - although isolated ACL tears may occur, they are much more likely to be associated with injuries to other structures such as other knee ligament and the posterior horn of the meniscus. Once the ACL has torn, this may then lead to rotational instability in the knee due to progressive damage to the capsular ligaments.
* ACL tears occur most frequently during hyper-extension injuries (knee pushed backwards when it's straight), or during a rotational injury with the knee flexed (changing direction when running). The knee swells badly over 24 hours due to bleeding within the joint.
but can happen with out swelling
) but criffer is correct.. and now so am I ... and ... I am out..
perp69
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Just tip on the insurance. Most companies have a pre existing condition clause, which limits what they will pay for things that happened before you are covered. I think if it is documented in your medical record that you have a knee problem and then get insurance they will not pay for it for if you get it fixed within the first six months. Not sure if that applies if it isn't documented before you get covered. Maybe someone else can chime in on it that knows something about this.
guys, i had a problem with my knee too about 2 weeks ago. and until now its hurts when i exercise on it. i left it to rest for 10 days but did not really help. it never got swalen but i hurd a big CRACK and then it just was paining alot specially in certain positions of my leg.
i went and did an MRI and the doc told me i have a dislocated cartilage which needs to be put back in place . did any one of you hear about something similar? by the way i have been on winny EOD for 4 weeks (hurd that winny weakens your joints)
what do you guys think?
i went and did an MRI and the doc told me i have a dislocated cartilage which needs to be put back in place . did any one of you hear about something similar? by the way i have been on winny EOD for 4 weeks (hurd that winny weakens your joints)
what do you guys think?
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