Injury Diagnosis
In clinic the specialist knee surgeon will speak to you and examine your knee. He will need to enquire about the exact mechanism of the injury and what has happened previously, if anything. He can then decide the appropriate management for your problem. You may need to come back once any swelling has reduced to allow the knee to be re-examined or you may need to go for further X-rays and scans (MRI).
How is the knee injured? How is each injury caused?
One of the ways to diagnose a knee injury is to look at exactly how it was damaged.
Description |
Injury |
Unusual level of activity on your knees compared to normal Injury not severe enough to cause damage |
Sprain, upset of previously worn knee |
Non-contact Twisting movement with foot on ground May feel a pop Unable to play on |
Anterior cruciate ligament rupture |
Force on a bent knee either by falling or when the shin hits the dashboard in road traffic accidents
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Posterior cruciate ligament partial or complete rupture |
Contact sporting injury Blow onto the side of the knee |
Medial Collateral ligament (MCL) or Lateral Collateral ligament (LCL) sprain |
Weight bearing Twisting injury Knee then locking |
Meniscus tear |
Sudden twisting on slightly bent knee with feeling kneecap jumping out of joint. |
Patella (kneecap) dislocation |