hi, i am 19 years old and back in may i was swimming in my pool did a cannonball and hit my knee so hard at the bottom of the pool.It hurt so bad at that moment that i was just stuck at the bottom for a minute or two.From then on i have had pain walking up and down stairs. So now here it is months later and it still hurts. I am a college student and im back on campus so i ride a skateboard around campus and i cannot do that anymore because the pain in my knee had become too much and it would feel as if it was going to give out on me. I wanted to know what could be the problem and will it require surgery?
Hi, You have mentioned an injury to your affected knee joint in May. I think you must have hit your knee cap region. Anyway since now it is around 1 year, and you are still having pain off and on, we need MRI scan of the affected knee joint. It will actually tell us any issues with the articular cartilage, ligaments etc. which will give us a clue to treatment. Till that time you can continue with your physio exercises and if pain is too much, start using a knee brace. Kindly get your knee examined by an Orthopedic surgeon and if possible send me the MRI images and clinical examination report. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care