Aa
Re-thinking my knee surgery - is it necessary?
I'm 22 years old and had a knee injury 4 years ago. Had an MRI done that shows a tear in my knee. I saw an orthopedic surgeon who has scheduled surgery to sculpt out the scar tissue in my knee.
He wasn't really helpful in answering my questions. I want to know:
Is it really necessary? My knee locks when i walk but other than that, its not too much of a problem.
Will it leave a big scar on my knee?
What if I wait and do it in 10 - 15 years when there's better technology?
If anyone can please help answer these questions, thank you
He wasn't really helpful in answering my questions. I want to know:
Is it really necessary? My knee locks when i walk but other than that, its not too much of a problem.
Will it leave a big scar on my knee?
What if I wait and do it in 10 - 15 years when there's better technology?
If anyone can please help answer these questions, thank you
Best Answer
Have an Answer?
You are reading content posted in the Orthopedics Community
Find out if PRP therapy right for you.
Tips for preventing one of the most common types of knee injury.
Tips and moves to ease backaches
How to bounce back fast from an ankle sprain - and stay pain free.
Patellofemoral pain and what to do about it.
A list of national and international resources and hotlines to help connect you to needed health and medical services.
- It may not be necessary but may prove to be helpful in relieving your symptoms.
- Unlikely; the surgery is done through small incisions.
- I see no point in waiting and living with symptoms 10-15 years of your life. This isn’t a major surgery that one may expect a breakthrough technology.
Hope this is helpful.
Take care!