knee poping after ACL surgery

by gary coon
(missouri)

Why is my knee poping after having ACL recontructive surgery 2 years ago. Sometimes it pops in the morning real loud my wife can even hear it. I does get a little sore sometimes. It does give me a little discomfort sometimes but i do take medicine for the discomfort.

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Oct 10, 2008
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knee popping
by: Bart - SII

There are many things that can cause your knee to pop after an ACL reconstruction. Most of them are not to worry about, especially if it is only a little sore occasionally.

Scar tissue, joint adhesions, slightly altered mechanics - all of these things can cause the knee to pop and can be present after surgery. You can also have tight tendons (hamstring/IT band) moving over the femoral epicondyles that can cause popping, or slight shifting of the patella - again, all of these things are common and no need to worry unless it is causing consistent and significant pain.

Bart

Mar 03, 2009
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Knee Popping after Surgery
by: Matt

Hello,

I had surgery about 8 weeks ago and have clicking and popping every time I step down with my bad leg. I asked the PT and they said its probably nothing but I am still concerned that its not going to go away. What is the worst case scenario to remedy this problem? Could this be something the surgeon is at fault for? Perhaps I should see a different doctor? I have many questions and would appreciate any feedback.

Thank you
Matt

Apr 27, 2009
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Clicking Knee After ACL Surgery
by: Anonymous

I'm at almost 12 weeks out of acl reconstruction and about 3 1/2 weeks out of a second surgery to remove scar tissue. since I've been walking "normally," my knee clicks a lot and is loud enough for people to hear 5 ft. away from me. My surgeon says it's normal since the muscles around my knee aren't very strong yet. It should eventually go away. My PT wants me to ask him again at my next follow-up in a couple of weeks, as she isn't sure what could be causing it and if it is something I should worry about. The clicking doesn't cause any pain though, but my knee is definitely still swollen, even after almost 12 weeks. I am at about a 125degree bend now, with lots of clicking when I go from straightening to bending. I'll hopefully get a better answer from my surgeon very soon. Good luck! By the way, I'm a 39 year old female who injured my knee playing basketball back in January.

Jul 03, 2009
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ACL problems
by: windy

had acl and both cartillage repaired 7 months ago, surgeon keeps saying its fine even tho it cracks after being tensed at full extension and since returning to rugby trg (no contact) the knee feels stronger but clicking has worsened. it isnt painfull just annoying. im still having problems with cartillage pain mainly on the inside of the knee. freinds who had surgery had much better results much quicker. i feel the surgeon has no time to listen to problems and just sais its normal.
i found a link to a american medical site talking of problems when the ligament is placed too vertically causing knee problems even though the graft is a success, they reposition a new graft. i dont think id like to go through all this again.

Aug 04, 2009
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Knee Cracking, Second Surgery Due to Too Vertical Graft
by: Channing

I had knee surgery on my left knee 2 years ago. I tore my ACL, MCL, Lateral and Medial Miniscus. A year and a half later my knee kept sliding out of place and popping really loudly. At 19 years old, I had to get another surgery on my knee because my surgeon had placed my ACL graft from my own hamstring too vertically.
Now I am in recovery from my 2nd surgery from a different doctor to remedy my last doctor's mistakes. They took a kadaver hamstring graft and made a "bundle" to support this "too vertical" ACL placement. Make sure you have a highly recommended doctor so you don't have to get two surgeries!!!
Now 2 weeks out of my surgery, I'm experiencing small (not too painful) popping noises when I walk occasionally, maybe 10-15 times a day. Anyone know what this is from?

Aug 07, 2009
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knee popping
by: Anonymous

I had my ACL reconstructed 5 months ago and every time i extend my leg my knee pops. There is no pain and no swelling. What could this be from?

Aug 10, 2009
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THE POPPING
by: Syd

The popping is most likely caused by the patella ( or knee cap) snapping back into place. Your quadriceps arent as strong so they cant hold your knee in place as well as they use to so it slides inward or outwards when you straighten your leg out then when you bend it back the tendon pulls on the patella and pulls it back into place and makes a loud popping noise...slightly painful but bearable. I know, i had surgery about 10 months ago and had the same thing happen to me. my sister had a problem like this with her knew...her knee would ALWAYS come out of place. it was a real problem for her cause it would take a while for it to pop back into place, and it was reallllly painful. To fix this just work you quad muscle back up and make it real strong.

Aug 10, 2009
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Knee popping 3 years after surgery
by: Anonymous

I coming up on 3 years after ACL & Miniscus tear surgery and my knee was feeling great. I did like the doc told me, "use it or lose it". So, I joined the gym and started a workout program that included the tread mill. I run about 5 miles a week...nothing spectacular. Just recently, I have started noticing not so much an audible click, but an internal click...more like what a click feels like as opposed to what it sounds like. There's really no pain to speak of, just that the knee area becomes sore as if overworked. I know it's not really important but I'm 53. I was hoping to hear back from folks my age about life after knee surgery. I am scheduled to meet with my surgeon next week and discuss it with him. Afterwards, I post his comments.

Aug 15, 2009
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two surgies and still in pain
by: Anonymous

i had my acl and mcl repaired about 5 yrs ago and i was still having pain in my leg so they did a xray to see if artho had set in so they decided to go in to wash some of it out 3 mths ago and they found more ligaments torn and had to get screws replaced here lately i have so much pain on the right side of my leg its keeping my from sleep whats missing? 2 surgies same knee still in pain

Aug 17, 2009
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hi
by: rachael

I had knee surgery months ago and at first popping is normal don't flip out :]

Sep 11, 2009
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why my knee still gives way after acl surgery?Did i snap it again? what should i do?
by: noppadol

i had acl surgery 9 months ago. It give ways everytime i skateboard. I just wondering that the surgery went successful or not??? it recently gave way real bad yesterday skating.it's painful.

Sep 21, 2009
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acl clicking
by: Anonymous

hi had acl and mcl surgery 5 months ago and my knee is still swollen and recently ive noticed its starting to click really bad everytime i bend my leg has anybody suffered from this before?

Sep 23, 2009
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Dont Panic
by: Will

About a year ago I was in a very bad motorcycle accident just before my 22nd birthday. I tore my ACL,PCL, and LCL, and tore my meniscus(Sorry for the spelling)....plus i dislocated my hip and broke that too, atleast I wore a helmet.

Anyways.....my PT and doctor both said the same thing. Popping is perfectly normal. Make sure to do every thing on your take home workout plan. Dont skip any days.....work it every day. Make sure to get plenty of rest, stay hydrated and take a joint care supplement

Sep 26, 2009
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Knot it he back of the knee
by: Anonymous

I had surgery 11 months ago on my acl. i had a cadvre graff put in. I have gotten my leg back to full strenght, i even skied a few days last season towards the end. when i work it a lot i start to feel this weird knot in the back of the knee towards the inner side. this knot feels like a knuckle on the back of my leg, thats how bid it is and how hard it is. Sometimes it will pop up after i do the quad stretch where you pull your leg up with your hand to stretch the quad. it can be a little painful at times. my knee also seems to swell up after big workouts or bike rides. is anyone else having this same problem?

Oct 14, 2009
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Scared:(
by: Bam

I had ACL surgery about 5 months ago in April. About three months later I fell and kind if inflamed it again. Before I did that I had almost all my strength and extension and flexion back. After, it felt like I was knocked back a couple months. A couple months ago it began to get stronger but still is not back to normal. I can get my knee fully extended but everytime I bend it and come back up it pops inside the joint. My PT put her hands on my knee and she said that it felt like it was coming from inside the knee joint. I'm afraid I injured it when I fell and didn't know. Has this happened to anyone else?

Oct 19, 2009
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Two years after acl surgery
by: Brian

I had acl and mcl surgery two years ago and I am having extreme pain with grinding sounds coming from the repaired right knee. What is the best thing I can do to remedy the situation?

Nov 01, 2009
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knee gives way after 2 yrs of acl surgery
by: raimi

hi.its been 2 years since i did my acl surgery.but recently as i was playing soccer,my knee gave way and it went in back place which i always felt before my acl surgery.has anyone encountered this before ? im quite worried about it as my knee kinda hurts now everytime when i put some pressure on it.thanks.

Nov 04, 2009
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acl
by: Anonymous

i have had an acl replacement about 11months ago and after the operation it was fine, i was playing squash etc and everything was fine. i then recently flew to austraila from uk which is along flight i now have a sharp burning pain on the front of my knee when i walk up stairs please help what is it!

Nov 07, 2009
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It's Okay!
by: Sarah

I tore my ACL playing rugby and had surgery almost 5 months ago. I went through a "popping" phase. It sounded grotesque and occasionally it felt as though my knee was shifting around a bit when I was walking and especially when doing P.T. However, as I continued to strengthen my quad the popping has mostly gone away.

Nov 16, 2009
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Knee noise
by: Anonymous

8 months out of ACL/medial meniscus surgery. Every time I bend my knee whether standing on it or not it sounds like crumpling tissue paper, and it clicks and pops througout the day, my PT says this is normal. However my pain is still bad to the point it hurt to do PT and kills after so I don't like doing it. I want robot legs.