also is there a lot of pain and swelling?
Answer:
You might experience a "popping" sensation when you tear the meniscus. Most people can still walk on the injured knee and many athletes keep playing. When symptoms of inflammation set in, your knee feels painful and tight. For several days you have: Stiffness and swelling.
Tenderness in the joint line.
Collection of fluid ("water on the knee").
Without treatment, a fragment of the meniscus may loosen and drift into the joint, causing it to slip, pop or lock鈥攜our knee gets stuck, often at a 45-degree angle, until you manually move or otherwise manipulate it. If you think you have a meniscal tear, see your doctor right away for diagnosis and individualized treatment.
i don't know the extent of the tear, but i think you should be able to walk, depending on how much you tore it. i had a damaged meniscus and could still walk and even run, altho there was pain, a little swelling but not much; it does well with icing. go see a doctor and get an xray.
That all depends on the severity of the injury. My daughter tore her right knee afew years back. Her knee locked in a bent position %26 wouldn't straighten. She had surgery to repair it the next day. At this very moment she is in the hospital getting her other knee repaired. She has a small tear that is getting repaired (or removed, depanding) She has been walking on it for over a year, but it does, pop, give out, and ache.
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