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Everything you want to know about Meniscii

Coyote here, back from an extended tour of Italy, gorgeous country of espresso, prosciutto, mozzerella and gelato.

And also the place that I succumbed to my first crippling injury. Okay, so I'm being melodramatic. I can still walk just fine, but what I did was probably tear my meniscus in my left knee doing a simple 12 mile run around Lucca.

Today I got the MRI's done, and next week the doctor will diagnose. I have them with my right now, fascinating, but hard to diganose without any experience. The web is a wonderful place and there are several good websites all about this particular facet of sports injury, including people posting their MRI pics, but not in large enough detail to be of much use in comparing to mine.

The most positive news is that with a fairly simple surgery removing the torn bit of meniscus, recovery can be as quick as 3-4 weeks. The downside is high probability for future arthritis in the joint, especially with continued high impact. Oh well, some things are worth doing and I'm not going to give up running just yet.

A good site showing a meniscus repair

I'll post more next week when I get the final diagnosis. For now its some proactive research for a good surgeon, of which I have several to pick from. I seem to know quite a few people with knee problems :)

posted by Patrick el Coyote @ 5:56 PM