Knee Injury

[trish142]

I twisted my knee and when it happen I heard and felt a pop on the inside of my knee. Also, now when I walk, I have pain and crackling on the outside, under the knee. When I am walking and I have to turn or piviot, I get a pain that runs the inside of my knee. And now I can just be standing there and my knee feels like it is really loose and feels like I hyperextended in, the knee pushes back. How ling should I wait to go to the doctor or should I continue to try and heal it myself. Thank you

[Michael L Gross, MD]

A visit to the the doctor sounds like a good idea. This may be a torn meniscus, torn posterolateral corner, or simply nothing. An good exam, xrays, and possibly an MRI are in order

[trish142]

I can't get into the orthopedic doctor for 12 days.  It is burning from the inside of my knee down into my calf, when I sit with knee bent.  What can I do in the interim to alleviate this?  It is very painful