Baptiste shared the following message on her social media accounts: “It was scary, but I did it. The surgery went well and the recovery has begun. Thank you to the entire team at HSS (Hospital for Special Surgery) for making this process so smooth and pleasant. A big thank you to Riley Williams (the surgeon) for repairing the disaster I had caused to my knee.” 

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Dr. Strickland broke down the anatomy of these common injuries, explaining how they occur and their impact on mobility. She also discussed diagnosis and treatment, as well as insights on the mental and physical challenges of recovery. Finally, she shared how to reduce your risk of these injuries through proper training, stretching, and strengthening exercises.

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During nearly a year of recovery at HSS, LEGOs helped Devin Brenner cope.

Now, he's giving that comfort back, by creating custom LEGO kits to inspire hope and resilience for young patients facing their own long roads to recovery.

Brenner joined an organization called "Pass the Bricks" that repurposes old LEGOs, and he asked people on Facebook for their old ones.

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Dr. Wanich said an arthroscopic meniscectomy isn’t an invasive procedure and involves “removing the torn or unstable portion of the meniscus (or cartilage).”

He explained, “Typical rehab/recovery is about six weeks for a full return to activity. The good thing about meniscus surgery is it’s not a very invasive procedure. After surgery, patients are able to move around right away but they’re limited as far as running or jumping usually for that first six weeks.”

Dr. Wanich said for the recovery and rehab from an arthroscopic meniscectomy, “The first thing we focus on during that recovery process is getting back full range of motion.”

He continued, “Any time you do any sort of knee/joint surgery, there’s a risk for scar tissue formation, which would lead to loss of motion and stiffness in the knee. Focusing on making sure they recover their range of motion is important.”

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Dr. Gomoll said recovery time likely depends on the severity of the injury. “Some fractures are more like a bruise that hurts. You can ‘repair’ it by injecting some bone marrow but not putting screws in or anything like that,” he noted.

He explained a more severe meniscus surgery would require stitches while the more serious plateau fracture repair might require a screw or implant.

“Mixing those two scenarios with the information we have … it could be eight weeks. But if this is ‘real surgery’ — something that needs some time to heal — then eight weeks is quite optimistic,” he noted.

When asked if it was common for the two injuries to occur together, Dr. Gomoll said the meniscus tear is more common than a fracture in the upper shin.

According to Dr. Gomoll, “Sometimes you get these tiny little compression fractures. It’s more like if you push hard with your thumb on styrofoam and you see the little indent. In my reports, that’s called a fracture. But it’s not the kind of fracture where the tibia snaps like a dry twig, where you have to put screws and plates in. That’s more like, when you hear people have ACL tears and, oh, he had a bone bruise.”

He continued, “That’s sort of the best-case scenario. She could have very easily torn the meniscus and had one of these bone bruises. It’s the meniscus tear moreso than the fracture that will determine when you can go back to playing.”

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St. Paul Pioneer Press spoke to Sabrina M. Strickland, MD, sports medicine surgeon at HSS, who did not treat Smith but has performed more than a thousand meniscus surgeries and provided commentary on the recovery for this type of injury.

Dr. Strickland said if the tight end needs just a trim done of his meniscus, he likely would be out three to six weeks. Most surgeries are trims, but if a repair is needed, Smith could be out four to six months, she added.

“They’re not saying, but they should know more or less based on the MRI already,” Dr. Strickland noted.

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Dr. Rodeo, who is also a team physician for the New York Giants since 2015, has participated in medical reviews that have examined the vast database of injuries from the combine from 1987-2000. Players who had anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery in college did not play fewer games or have shorter careers, but those who had meniscus procedures before entering the NFL played about two fewer seasons.

Dr. Rodeo explained why meniscus issues can be red flags for NFL teams. “Meniscus injuries often lead to progressive arthritis over time,” he said. “They are important shock absorbers for the knee. Loss of meniscus does increase the risk of degenerative changes in the knee. In particular, the lateral meniscus, which is the outer side…And we don’t have great solutions. Whereas with ACL surgery, the results are predictively good as far as the ability to stabilize the knee.”

Another finding that Dr. Rodeo highlighted: Linebackers and linemen who had shoulder instability that required surgery before entering the NFL had shorter careers, which, he noted, made sense given the “demands of the position.”

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"I would suggest seeing a physical therapist, a physiatrist, or your primary care physician if you are experiencing knee pain at night," advised Rogers, as there are different conditions that can cause that pain, and only a trained expert can make that call. "Osteoarthritis is the musculoskeletal condition I see most often in my clinical practice that can present with worsening pain at night," noted Rogers. "However, any knee condition that is associated with increased inflammation can present with increased pain at night. Some examples could be patella femoral pain syndrome, patella tendonitis, quadriceps tendonitis, and medial or lateral meniscus tears,” he continued.

Another reason that knee pain can feel more uncomfortable at night is due to increased activity levels during the day that are outside the person's exercise or functional capacity. "This can be seen when someone is accustomed to running one mile per day for exercise but then one day that person decides to run three or four miles without proper training or gradually building up to this distance,” explained Rogers.

Additionally, there are some things you can do at home to help relieve your knee pain. "When dealing with knee pain at night, I recommend applying an ice pack to the knee before bed for 15-20 minutes to help soothe the pain," said Rogers. "A lot of times ice before bed will be sufficient to help reduce the knee pain at night." Alternating between a heating pad and an ice pack could also be helpful if ice alone isn't doing the trick. "One can use a heating pad on the knee for 15-20 minutes about an hour before bed and then use an ice pack on the knee for 15-20 minutes right before bed. Sometimes the alternating combination of heat and ice before bed can be helpful to soothe knee pain at night,” he added. Gentle stretching of the quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves may also help in reducing knee pain at night, concluded Rogers.

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