Hi I tripped over & badly twisted my knee 2 days ago, I went to A&E and was assessed and the doctor said it was sprained knee. At that point my knee was buckling and very painful on outer side and behind knee. Since then pain has increased and spread around knee and down calf muscle into ankle which is now swollen, also pain is now in thigh muscle.
Hi, As mentioned by you the brief history what I can understand is you must have damaged the ligaments in the knee joints. By performing the special tests for knee assessment we can come closer to which ligament must be injured. Since there is buckling and pain behind the knee I come closer to two-three things here - either it is an Anterior Cruciate ligament injury or meniscal injury or both. By performing an MRI in the later stage will help assist to understand that which ligament is Injured and what is the extent of injury. Initially a conservative management is planned like -- Rest-physical therapy on the later stages, exercises are included to import the strength and Range of motion of the knee joint. Performing a precise training session will get back the knee to action. Also, in my personal experience I have found 100% success in knee cases as the rehabilitation was taken to a higher level. Regards Jay In Chat Doctor. 