Im not a dr but i had a torn meniscus in my left knee. had surgery and was walkin fine the next day, it was a little stiff tho. My surgery was minor. The surgeon mad two 1/2inch slits, one for a small camera to see and one for the cutting. I didnt think meniscus could heal since it is like cartalige and once its gone, its gone or in our cases torn is torn. I havent had any trouble since the surgery but before the surgery, it would give out daily
My ortho says if I get it fixed I will be out of work( which is a ring) for 2 weeks. That, I can live with. The thing that bugs me is that my tear is on the outside so the big thing is when i squat all the way down with all my torso weight prying on my knee. If i do, it slips out and fucking feels like it dislocates. Scares the hell out of me. Did it twice the day I did it. and not again till today when i was showing my wife how good my leg feels. Wouldnt ya fucking know it. But there was no popping and locking out and all that other shit. With the tear being like it is I dont get how they can fix it? I dunno, we'll see at follow up.