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Originally Posted by greyshep
I am mostly happy I had it done, but my knee does make some crazy crunching noises now when I bend it past 90degrees. I am mostly worried about arthritis as I get older, but hope I am lucky there.
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It really depends on how much damage you did to your meniscus and how tight the graft is. My right knee's meniscus is basically destroyed, and as a result I have a lot of issues - for example, standing up from a low seat... basically my knee can't support my weight and straighten without causing pain, so I have to take a lot of the weight on my arms by pulling myself up. Left knee didn't really have any meniscus damage when I tore it, so no such issues, mostly functions as before the surgery.
That said, even the good knee is more prone to causing issues than a healthy knee if something happens to it - I fell on some ice around winter and it was messed up for almost a month to a point where I was worried I'd reinjured it. Turned out okay though.