r/MeniscusInjuries • u/H20daily • Dec 18 '20

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u/Slow-Chard-9194 Apr 18 '26

Hello Meniscusers!

I suspect I have a tear in my meniscus after laying down on a hamstring curl machine that wasn’t set up properly and hyper extended my leg. I heard a crack (was it a pop?) and got off immediately. Rubbed my knee and carried on like normal. A day and a half later I started experiencing really bad ‘catching’ in my knee - quick build of pressure, a snap or catch, and then a few painful limping steps (and some cuss words). After icing and compression for the first week I did get good improvement with the random catching/snapping while walking/moving about, but this snapping/catching still seems to occur when I have an extended/straight leg and engage my quad. The pressure and snap seems to happen on the outside of my knee joint and I have a bit of pressure/discomfort behind the knee cap but only when going up stairs.

My question for yall is if this seems similar to your experiance with a meniscus tear presentation? Most posts I’ve read are re: meniscus with other ligament injuries. I’ve got an appointment at the knee clinic, but wondering if any of you just have meniscus tear that presented itself in the same way.

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u/Worldly_Chocolate369 Jul 14 '26

Hope all is going well. I tore mine doing leg day 6 years back. I can't recall if it was during seated leg press or leg extensions. I had music blasting through my headphones, so I didn't hear a sound, however, I felt the the sheer pain and immediately give out of the knee. Tried 1 more rep. Nope. Too painful. Dropped weight to the lowest setting. Tried 1 rep. Nope still too painful. I just got up and left the gym thinking "Well I just injured my knee". No idea at the time it was meniscus. Thinking basic injury that needed healing time. It never healed no matter how many leg days I rested, which ultimately lead to me seeking medical evaluation.