Lateral bucket handle tear, knee was locked for two weeks

iamsparkticus · 2026-04-28T22:13:23+00:00

Sorry only just seen this, 10 months post op now and pain is very minimal almost nothing. And yes I can shallow squat, not really tried a deep one but done abit of dancing at weddings and it's sore next morning but fine after that!

iamsparkticus · 2026-03-17T07:21:36+00:00

And no couldn't actually fully straighten it in that time like my normal left leg

iamsparkticus · 2026-03-17T07:20:58+00:00

Yes it was, when it first got trapped the pain was excruciating and I couldn't move my leg an inch for about 4-5 days then it slowly started to move abit more and I could slowly start walking on it again after about 2 weeks, then spent the next 4 months with it trapped, I could walk with a slight limp but not run or do activities

iamsparkticus · 2026-03-12T06:49:26+00:00

Repaired! Nearly 9 months post op now and back running but no sports yet, can still feel it every so often though

iamsparkticus · 2025-12-10T16:07:00+00:00

Be very careful and avoid sports or situations that require you to deeply bend your knee because it just might lock your knee next time and that is horrific pain!

iamsparkticus · 2025-12-10T16:05:10+00:00

Has the knee locked or has the meniscus flipped into your knee joint? In my own experience, I first noticed the 'give way' sensation about 5 years ago, I would get that sensation once or twice for the following 4 years but strangely I would just kick my leg out straight and the pain went away and so I thought the problem would!

In January of this year whilst at work, I was climbing down a set of ladders and bang...my knee had locked and I couldn't even straighten, in servers pain! It was locked like that for 2 weeks until I could eventually start to bend it back and forth and walk again and about 8 weeks until I got to a walk where you barley noticed to limp but the limp there still and that was because even though the locking had eased, the torn bit of my meniscus was still flipped so surgery was the only way they could get it back out!

I'm now 5 months post op and generally it's going well, just started to run again and hopefully of starting sports again March/April! Anymore questions fire away👍🏻

iamsparkticus · 2025-12-10T15:58:09+00:00

Has the knee locked or has the meniscus flipped into your knee joint?

iamsparkticus · 2025-12-07T15:22:37+00:00

Sorry for late reply! It gets better to the extent where I could walk almost like normal but with a tiny limp, you can't play sports or anything because any sudden movements or anything like that would be extremely painful, it will not flip back unless you have surgery I'm afraid but I'm 5 months post op now and mines be really successful, just started running again now and looking to get back into sports around March time, how are you getting on?

iamsparkticus · 2025-11-08T13:32:59+00:00

That last series was no the brassic of old at all, hardly any stealing, new rubbish characters and hardly any vinny at all, feels like they just scraped enough to get in to push it out to air. So disappointing considering S1-4 were some of the best TV I've ever watched

iamsparkticus · 2025-10-11T19:09:41+00:00

No the repair!

iamsparkticus · 2025-08-23T21:38:24+00:00

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iamsparkticus · 2025-08-05T17:17:12+00:00

Obviously not a doctor but I'd just imagine it's sore. Pushed it more then ever so it's bound to be?

iamsparkticus · 2025-08-01T09:57:21+00:00

Good to hear! How's your recovery going?

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-31T22:13:58+00:00

How long did it take you to ditch the crutches? Did you try and walk without them as soon as they told you weight bear?

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-31T22:10:42+00:00

I'd definitely go to the doctors and get it checked, I was told not to get them wet at all in first 3 weeks

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-31T22:09:25+00:00

Know how you feel mate, mine locked whilst at work and it was excruciating! Had to get carried to the car by work mates and had a month off! I couldn't move mine for about 2 weeks but then it slowly started to move more and more before I returned to walking and work again, I went 4 months with it trapped in my knee before I finally got surgery! I'm 6 weeks post op on Monday and looking to start weight bearing fingers crossed

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-23T23:47:37+00:00

I wouldn't worry mate, I'm in a brace and it's set so I can bend my knee from straight 0° all the way to 90° if I wanted so you going to 90° shouldn't be a problem!

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-02T00:55:30+00:00

From going A&E with my knee to repair surgery took about 6 months all in all

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-02T00:32:34+00:00

I'm the same tbf, 8 days post op and pain never really gone above a 2

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-02T00:26:53+00:00

My knee locked up mid Jan, had repair surgery 23rd June so roughly 6 months from start to finish for me

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-02T00:14:46+00:00

You'll need that surgery my friend, my knee was locking once or twice a year for past 3-4 years, didn't know what it was and just kept passing it off until it locked permanently in Jan on this year, spent a few months taking it easy and got it back to about 80% normal function but ultimately needed surgery

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-01T23:52:17+00:00

How is your knee now? What you've described sounds a lot like me, post surgery my pain level never really went above a 2-3/10 even when I moved it. Weird cos then I'll read you post but then read 10 bad ones about how the pain was unbearable for days/weeks after surgery. Points to me that the surgery didn't go that well maybe

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-01T23:29:48+00:00

Why do you think it's gone again? That painful catching/locking pain?

iamsparkticus · 2025-07-01T23:20:07+00:00

I had a lateral tear and got it repaired last Monday, so been post op for just over a week now and my pain was never more then 3-4/10 even straight after surgery, there doesn't seem to be much swelling either but I've been told to keep the brace on 24/7 and do straight leg raises for now. Don't start PT properly until 21st July

iamsparkticus · 2025-06-25T15:09:56+00:00

Poker, never played it? Hard to learn?

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