Need Help: Tore cartalige that holds my knee cap in place - JP Fitness Forums

Kevin Larrabee · 10-09-2006, 12:13 PM

This did not happen to me.

A friend of mine tore cartalige that holds her knee cap in place. I was wondering if there is anything she can do until her surgery that will help reduce pain and increase mobility.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Mahler · 10-09-2006, 12:26 PM

Ouch.
Don't know how to help, but I found some web sites that lay out the problem and how it is treated.

http://www.arthroscopy.com/sp05005.htm

http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/meni...a/meniscus.htm

bryanc · 10-09-2006, 12:43 PM

Hey Kevin,

I know that someone said, "the cartilage that holds her knee cap in place", but which cartilage is it specifically? Is it the cartilage between her knee cap and the knee joint? Or the carilage between her femur and her tibia? Or is it, in fact, not cartilage at all (why, oh why do "medical" webpages for lay people dumb things down too far?), but one of the menisci (which play no role in holding the knee cap in place), or one of the tendons?