tonguesOUT4life 17 Report post Posted May 20, 2016 Anyone been through miniscus tears in the knee ? How long did it take to recover before you could skate again ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marka 526 Report post Posted May 20, 2016 Howdy, I wasn't skating at the time, but I tore mine maybe ten years ago. Took probably 4 to 6 months before the pain stopped? No particular treatment. Doc said that there wasn't enough blood flow to the area for them to sew it up and have it heal. I'd scheduled arthroscopic surgery to have it cleaned up, but it stopped bothering me before the date and I postponed it. Today it bothers me some if I'm on my feet a lot, but skating actually doesn't seem to affect it at all. Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sid 3 Report post Posted May 20, 2016 It is all dependant on what type of tear. If the tear in on the inner side oh the horseshoe of the menicus then it will not heal as stated above there is not any blood flow to allow it to heal. You have two options with this. Have the tear removed or just live with it. If you have it removed you will heal in 4-6 weeks but it allows more grinding of cartilage and potential for arthritis later in life. You can leave it (as I did) and it has been pretty good but does flair up at times. If it is on the outer edge of the menicus you could potentially heal but their is limited blood flow so healing is slow. a note stay away from running as the pounding of running is very hard on the menicus were skating is more of a side to side motion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonguesOUT4life 17 Report post Posted May 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Sid said: It is all dependant on what type of tear. If the tear in on the inner side oh the horseshoe of the menicus then it will not heal as stated above there is not any blood flow to allow it to heal. You have two options with this. Have the tear removed or just live with it. If you have it removed you will heal in 4-6 weeks but it allows more grinding of cartilage and potential for arthritis later in life. You can leave it (as I did) and it has been pretty good but does flair up at times. If it is on the outer edge of the menicus you could potentially heal but their is limited blood flow so healing is slow. a note stay away from running as the pounding of running is very hard on the menicus were skating is more of a side to side motion. Yeah it's the off ice training all that sprinting and running that caused the ligament to tear.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YesLanges 127 Report post Posted May 24, 2016 On 5/21/2016 at 0:34 AM, tonguesOUT4life said: Yeah it's the off ice training all that sprinting and running that caused the ligament to tear.. Cartilage, not ligament. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caps06 1 Report post Posted May 27, 2016 My buddy had a tear (don't know specifics) but it took him 6 months Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
