my 12 year old fell in the house a couple
of weeks ago. She tripped and fell on
her knee. It swelled that night and
bruised but was o.K. A few days later.
Except for some pain.
Since then the pain has gotten some worse
and the knee pops everytime she moves it.
It is on the top right side of her right
knee and if you put your finger on the
spot you can feel the bones pop. And it
is a fairly loud popping sound, I can hear
it over the phone when I am talking to
her.
I am just wondering if this is cause for
concern? She seems to do activities fine
on it but she has quite a bit of pain
afterwards. Any suggestions as to what
this might be? :?
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Justin_Toronto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 418 Location: Toronto, ON
Posted: 06-28-05 17:48pm
If the pop is everytime she moves her knee
then she has likely torn a ligament and
her knee is slipping out of its joint.
(dislocated.) i'll tell you right now
that she should have this looked over asap
and be properly treated so she can heal
properly, no sports or anything of the
sort for the next while. The pain will
likely go away, and the popping sound may
reside in time as her ligaments mend as
well. However, if she does not properly
heal this will come back to haunt her in
her later years... No more sports in
college, possibly bad knee pains in her
early 20's and later on in life.
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whohidjohn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 6 Location: long beach
Posted: 06-29-05 00:23am
I experienced knee popping a while back
and was told to do light squats (no
weights) for a exercise. A therapist told
me this while out on a golf course,
anyway, I did and the popping did go
away.
I'm not saying that your child do this
because of her age but she should go to a
doc for sure.
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tammy rochelle
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 06-29-05 09:16am
Thanks for the info...I guess I need to
get her to a doctor. Thanks again.
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happy_sunshine_yan
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada
Posted: 07-04-05 15:54pm
It is most likely not a dislocation..
Because she would be screaming of pain by
now.... And would not be walking... Her
knees popping may or may not be a result
from the injury.... Depending on how hard
she fell...
This may just be growing pains.... She is
12.. So she is probably developing her
bones. Ask her on a scale of 10... 10
being the most pain she's ever had....
Rate it... If it is over a 6..... Take
her to a doctor to get it checked. If her
worst injury was a paper cut.. Then most
likely... It's probably just growing
pains. Good luck =)
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tammy rochelle
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 07-06-05 12:08pm
Turned out to be a dislocated knee cap.
Loose knee cap syndrome. No sugery, she
is wearing a brace and working through the
pain so as not to risk more muscle
detoriation. This is common I have been
told (the loose knee cap syndrome) and is
due to lack of thigh muscles which once
built up tighten up the knee caps. A
direct hit can cause injury very easily.
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Minor_Key
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 1
Posted: 11-21-06 13:24pm
I have a similar problem.
I was born with the rare genetic disorder
called "nail-patella syndrome," which
gives us deformed joints. My knee has
been fine since I turned twelve, but over
the next few years, my left knee has
started to develop a fairly loud popping
noise, especially when I walk up stairs or
hills. It also comes out of place when I
stretch out the leg. I stopped doing any
sports and walk slowly up stairs now and
do some exersizes, but I doubt it's going
to do much good. Will surgery be the only
possibility to fix this problem, or will
continued exersizes heal it over time?
And because its in my genetics that my
knee turned out this way, even if I have
surgery will it help much? I'm sorry if
this topic has already been discussed, I
just haven't seen the post.
