Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 as far as I know the only way to be told at what level you are at is with the scope....the mri shows soft tissue, but does not show the extent of cartilage damage you are at. Mona levels of CP how can I tell with out artho or MRI what level I am at. I do not feel pain going down stairs, but the cracking sound in my knee sometimes sounds loud and at points of extension sounds hollo. I also hear a popping sound sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Run4Fun: Remember that your focus should be on determining the CAUSE of your knee problems, not just the effect. Cartilage gets damaged for a reason. The popping and cracking (crepitus) you hear may, indeed, be due to damaged cartilage, but it is more important for you to figure out what other problem you have that led to the damage. You may have any (or all) of the following: - Muscle imbalance and/or weakness - Flexibility problem - Alignment issue, such as in your hips or back - Connective tissue (ligament or tendon) injury, laxity or deficiency Don't be in a hurry to get 'scoped just to see how bad it is in there. It'll probably get worse if you do. Take care, Doug dougfromct2002@... > as far as I know the only way to be told at what level you are at is with the scope....the mri shows soft tissue, but does not show the extent of cartilage damage you are at. > Mona > > levels of CP > > > how can I tell with out artho or MRI what level I am at. I do not > feel pain going down stairs, but the cracking sound in my knee > sometimes sounds loud and at points of extension sounds hollo. I also > hear a popping sound sometimes. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 And there are two types of cartilage: the slick covering of the ends of the bones (articular cartilage) and the meniscus (the round or lunar-shaped " dishes " on the end of the tibia. Injuries to these show up on MRI because they're soft tissue. Ann as far as I know the only way to be told at what level you are at is with the scope....the mri shows soft tissue, but does not show the extent of cartilage damage you are at. Mona levels of CP how can I tell with out artho or MRI what level I am at. I do not feel pain going down stairs, but the cracking sound in my knee sometimes sounds loud and at points of extension sounds hollo. I also hear a popping sound sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 I think this person we're talking to is young, and for young people, I agree with Doug about finding the cause. However, us older folks may have deterioration of the meniscus or the articular cartilage because of loss of elastin, collagen, etc., that keep tissues " juicy " . Ann -- surgery tomorrow. Eeeeeeek! levels of CP > > > how can I tell with out artho or MRI what level I am at. I do not > feel pain going down stairs, but the cracking sound in my knee > sometimes sounds loud and at points of extension sounds hollo. I also > hear a popping sound sometimes. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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