Originally Posted by Ford

i've never had a torn acl.....but many stretched acl's.
they call it a hyper-extension......basically your need bends the wrong way too far and it stretches the tendons and shiat in there. i remember one time inparticular it felt like i broke my knee in half and it turned out to be a hyper extension......
from what i saw of your knee yesterday it seems to be more of a stretching than a tear. you know i've seen lots of those from racing moto x for years and it seems that when someone tears the acl they can't even walk, let alone ride. there's hope borne. i think your gonna be alright. call me later.

dr. ford

Originally Posted by John LegionST

That sucks borney! What happened bro?

There are many different levels of tear, some require the knife, some dont. If it makes you feel any better, i tore mine racing motocross when i was 18. I didn't go to the docs for a few weeks trying to "walk it off" but my leg would give out on me sometimes so i went to the docs finally. They MRIed me and told me there was a tear but it MIGHT be fixable with no surgery. I spent 6 months in physical theropy for it and only was off the bike for 2 months (was riding while still in theropy). Took a little over a year but it was full strength after that. Just do what you have to do to get it fixed and it'll be 100% in not too long.

You might want to consider a knee brace from someone like 661 or EVS. I wore EVS's after my injury and raced for 3 more years with no inidents and they dont really bother your movment too bad once you get used to them

Good luck with it bro!!!

Originally Posted by em45

awww born borne... well look at it this way at least you don't smell. right?

Originally Posted by BigJeff

My wife has a partial tear of the ACL. If it is an ACL your knee will just give out for no reason. The ACL is what controls your knee from hyper extending. The reason to get it looked at by an Ortho Dr He really the only Dr that will make the diagnosis of whether it is tore or not. Also if you let it go too long it can miss up other parts of your knee. The ER is USELESS they will x-ray it and say it looks good.

One thing to note is when you tear your ACL most every time the person will hear or feel a pop. As was the case with my wife’s knee. She did it making a sharp cut in soccer more less your body keeps going as your lower half of your leg tries to cut.

Most Drs will give you the choice of therapy or surgery I suggest if it is not a full tear to try therapy first. My wife is going through therapy and thus far it has gone well. Therapy does not fix the tear it strengthens and trains you to use the muscle around the knee to support it. In most cases you will still need to use a brace. The only to fix the tear is to have it replace which has a long recovery time that the length depends on whether they need to fix other things while they are in there. I have a few friends that had the surgery and they said the ACL in their cases was tore worse then the Dr thought it was in the MRI results.

R1Dude also has had this type of injury so maybe talk to him.

Shity injury for your sake i hope everything is good and it is just hyper extension of the knee. get well Bro..


Jeff

Originally Posted by timex

No good....from internet diagnosis it looks like I tore my ACL. Gonna head out to the doctor tonight to get a real diagnosis. Anyone ever done this before? Just trying to figure out whats in store for me.

Swelling sucks

Originally Posted by T-NECK

..all part of my diobolical plan to eliminate my competiton for XDL...one by one...MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
me and man bear pig will unite to clinch my ultimate victory!!!..MUAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!



J/K! lol heal up bro, i better see you in VA!

Originally Posted by scott3824

I put $ on the torn cartilage meniscus like I said homie.

Originally Posted by timex

How do you get the torn meniscus? Reading up found out most ACL ijuries come from twisting or hyper-extension and MCL/PCL injuries come from direct pressure hits on the outside/inside of the knee.

Originally Posted by scott3824

You can't diagnose yourself on the internet homie ... did you find a good orthopedic?

What are the symptoms of a meniscus tear?
Individuals who experience a meniscus tear usually experience pain and swelling as their primary symptoms. Another common complaint is joint locking, or the inability to completely straighten the joint. This is due to a piece of the torn cartilage physically impinging the joint mechanism of the knee.

The most common symptoms of a meniscus tear are:

Knee pain
Swelling of the knee
Tenderness when pressing on the meniscus
Popping or clicking within the knee
Limited motion of the knee joint

Originally Posted by timex

I hope your right homie, ****'s swellin up like a *****. Making an appointment today to get it checked. I'll hit you up later on and we'll figure out whats up for tonight.

Originally Posted by Ford

cool....holla at me.
i called into work today so hit me up anytime

Originally Posted by timex

Slacker...didn't you just start that job?

I can barely walk and I came in.

Originally Posted by timex

Not trying to completely diagnose whats up with my knee, just a little bored and trying to figure out what I can when I can. Yes, I found a pretty reputable ortho thats close in farminton. Performance Orthopedics, they work with MSU alot and only deal with athletic type injuries. Talked to one guy who completely tore his ACL, said they worked wonders for him. Figured I'd try them out. Hopefully I can get in today or tomorrow. Gotta call them during lunch.

Originally Posted by Judd

Heal soon. Take a couple weeks off, let me play catchup a little.

Im just playin, heal up quick. you gonna ride on wednesday.

Originally Posted by DetroitStyle

Don't you have med insurance through work?