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MCL Sprain? Banged Knee On Rail

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johnnyBuz
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What's up my fellow broseidons,

I was having a kick ass day Saturday at Big Boulder on Saturday hucking my meat attempting cork 5's and cork 7's for the first time on on this slushy slutty little beauty



Anyway, on "last run" I mixed in some rails and ended up catching my ski on a high off the ground handrail and slammed my right knee directly on the rail. I didn't hear a pop but the pain hurt pretty good and I immediately noticed the slightest tinge of "instability."

I did a little searching online and it looks like it may just be a minor MCL sprain. It feels a little bit better today but the pain is basically on the inside bottom portion of my right knee and it feels a little "heavy" to lift my leg off the ground, I can't really explain the feeling.

Minor sensation of instability in the knee. I'm gonna give it a week before going to a doctor if it doesn't get any better but I just wanted to check on my fellow bro science majors here that may have experienced a similar injury before.

tldr; banged knee on rail, no popping sound just pain on inner-bottom knee when bending my knee in a squatting position and a slight feeling of instability.
Apr 6 2015 11:09AM
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skicel
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I would probably see someone about it either way. You don't want it to be strained and be walking around on it for a week.
Apr 6 2015 1:34PM
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Mr.noodle
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Once I was sick so I looked up the symptoms online and it said I had cancer. I had the stomach bug. If you can still walk and everything you probably just have a bruised knee
Apr 6 2015 1:53PM
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Keystone14
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Thats where your meniscus is too, but im guessing if your just rammed it into a rail straight on....probably just hurts like hell. I think a sprain would be more likely if you hit it sideways against your knee...regardless a lot of people on here who have hurt there MCL (mine is currently in two pieces) will tell you that you can feel ti stretch out when it happens.
Apr 6 2015 3:23PM
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johnnyBuz
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Mr.noodleOnce I was sick so I looked up the symptoms online and it said I had cancer. I had the stomach bug. If you can still walk and everything you probably just have a bruised knee


sending +vibes your way that that stomach bug stays in remission. keep fightin' the good fight brah
Apr 6 2015 8:04PM
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a_burger
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did the exact same thing last week, I just gave it some rest. I filmed Saturday and hit my first rail again today. and now dont notice it unless I press on it.
Apr 6 2015 8:14PM
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yungcigsmoker
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I overrotated a rodeo 5 opening weekend, and it violently jerked my knee. I thought I tore my ACL, cause it hurt very badly, and I couldn't walk. I was fine 5 days later.
Apr 6 2015 8:26PM
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Park_Ranger
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Mr.noodleOnce I was sick so I looked up the symptoms online and it said I had cancer. I had the stomach bug. If you can still walk and everything you probably just have a bruised knee


I have been walking around on an ACL that is 90% gone since December. I work out a few times a week, ride the bike, can do lunges, and can bear full weight. My range of motion has returned to normal. Regarding day to day activities, going up and down stairs is really the only time I have significant discomfort, but it isn't bad enough to not be able to use stairs.

With that said, I certainly have to take it easy and I think about it all of the time. I am looking forward to surgery this summer.

OP - I would get it checked out. Knee injuries are weird in that sometimes they can be pretty serious and show no clinical signs of damage. When I blew my knee (torn ACL and meniscus) I had no swelling, and was told positive things by numerous doctors; that the knee felt stable, all the ligaments felt intact, no clinical signs of a major tear, etc. When the orthopedic surgeon went in with a scope to trim my meniscus, he was shocked to find that my ACL was gone.

Knee injuries are serious stuff and not something that you want to take chances with. If you think that you hurt your knee, get it checked out.

Good luck!
Apr 6 2015 10:57PM
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UilyJeff
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Make an appointment to see your doctor.
Apr 6 2015 11:25PM
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FUUUCK
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I sprained my MCL 4 weeks ago and that shit was fucking painful. If you're not in excruciating pain from just bumping it you're probably in ok shape. But get it checked out anyways.
Apr 7 2015 12:59AM
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crunkmissile
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Yeah, when I did my MCL in it didn't swell or anything extreme like that, it more felt like the tinge of "instability" that you were talking about. I was able to walk on it, and even play a couple sports, but after half an hour my knee would start to feel super weak and that's how I knew something was up. Go see a physio, they'll do some stability tests, and if your lucky and didn't tear that bad, if you did that is, then you could maybe get away with just physio and no surgery.

Healing vibes doee never like to hear about another set of knee's going down
Apr 7 2015 9:34AM
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johnnyBuz
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good vibes from everyone. i spotted a bruise on the outside of my right knee and the pain is on the inside of the knee. according to my PhD from wikipedia that is a textbook MCL sprain. i see my ortho for my ankle surgery follow-up next week so i'll have him take a look and give me a stability test.
Apr 7 2015 3:13PM
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nella12
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Where exactly did you hit your knee. I wouldnt jump to an MCL sprain if you may have just had a nasty contusion.
Apr 7 2015 3:23PM
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Surfboard
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Go to a doctor, get an MRI. I was in the same situation as you and I went to a doctor to play it safe. Turned out to be a full ACL tear. Rather see a doctor and have no tear than not and have a fucked knee without even knowing.
Apr 9 2015 5:23PM
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mseward
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see a dr trust me when i tell you that googling is not the answer.
Apr 9 2015 7:26PM
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Pac2
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go to a doctor man that is your best bet, i sprained my mcl on the tramp when i went for a cork 7 but the tramp set me back and my feet hit the net on the way down and my knee smashed into the pole around the tramp and it hurt like a lot and i thought i had torn something. but nothing was torn but im telling you that if you hurt your knee my hitting it off the rail its most likely just a sprain/strain i know this because my dad is a doctor and he said that normally you tear knee ligaments from twisting your knee rather than banging i wouldnt rule it out as a tear but id definetly go to a doctor and get it checked out. Dont get an mri though unless the doctors tell you too because that shit is expensive. good luck dude i hope this helped!
Apr 9 2015 8:01PM
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reBlocke
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Directly hitting your rail isn't likely to tear a ligament unless there is also significant torque applied on the knee. From your description, it sounds more likely that you've got a bruise +/- effusion of the joint.

With an MCL, if it were torn you wouldn't need surgery - treatment would be rest and later rehab. So you're really not causing problems by waiting, assuming you don't go out and injure it further in the meantime. I'd rest/ice it until there's no visible swelling at all. If it still feels off at that point, go see a doc.
Apr 10 2015 9:09AM
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DayMan
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Mr.noodleIf you can still walk and everything you probably just have a bruised knee


I made the mistake of thinking this for the last 4 weeks after falling and tweaking my knee. I've been jumping on tramps, riding bikes, etc. thinking that I just bruised my knee, and yesterday I finally got an MRI and found out that I tore my meniscus. If it keeps up, go see a doctor or at least a PT that might be able to diagnose what's going on.
Apr 10 2015 9:43AM
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DayMan
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RedPandaI made the mistake of thinking this for the last 4 weeks after falling and tweaking my knee. I've been jumping on tramps, riding bikes, etc. thinking that I just bruised my knee, and yesterday I finally got an MRI and found out that I tore my meniscus. If it keeps up, go see a doctor or at least a PT that might be able to diagnose what's going on.


That being said, if you figure out that it's your MCL or ACL and it's just a minor sprain, they will heal because they're ligaments. Meniscus is cartilage so it doesn't heal on it's own.
Apr 10 2015 9:45AM
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.otto.
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I once banged my knee on a rail pretty badly and I had the same feeling, ad they said I had severly bruised my patella(knee cap) maybe it could be that.10 months later now and that patella is still sensitive.
Apr 10 2015 12:20PM
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4man
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See a doctor and get some scans and go from there. I had a knee on knee thing in basketball one year and kept playing through it and sorta just blew it off as it getting better on it's own. Now it's some kinda messed up and I hurts to kneel down some days. You'd be surprised how much more things can be going wrong than you think. Especially if your pain tolerance is high
Apr 10 2015 12:25PM
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