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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (38174)	7/22/2005 5:42:36 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

"it's amazing how such a tiny miniscus tear can cause such problems" That's because it is being squished in an otherwise tight but smooth surface in your knee. That loose material from your meniscus tear irritates the knee & the body tries to help by attacking it (the fluid that causes the swelling you experienced), but that only irritates the knee more. That's why you kept having recurring problems with exertion (think of what it feels like when you get a tiny pebble in your shoe). Now that the torn portion has been removed, there may be a little less protection (cushioning) in there, but now the irritant is gone. FWIW, my meniscus tear looked like two frayed ends of shoelaces facing each other. The picture, taken during surgery, was what it looked like after a 3+ year after the injury.