Greetings, I am fifty years young and a year ago I was thrown off my bicycle and landed hard on both knees onto cement. I have had MRI's of both knees and it has showed a meniscus tear at the minimum. While visiting my daughter in St. Louis, I was riding in the car with her and all of a sudden I experienced a very sharp pain in my knee. I wasn't doing anything at the time, just had my leg outstretched while riding. What causes such sharp pain with no particular movement? Thanks. Miriam

-- Miriam Susong (msusong@hotmail.com), October 18, 2002

Answers

Your torn meniscus may have gotten pinched between the two bones.

-- Marc Hungerford (mhunger@jhmi.edu), December 20, 2002.

I have recently started getting sharp, knife-like pains in my right- knee as well. No associated activity (just standing one day). And, as far as I know, I have had no knee injuries, trauma, etc. It happended three-four times over a period of a month and then recently, it happens several times a day and now during sleep. Just knife-like, throbbing pains that last for a few seconds. If you find anything out, please let me know.

-- Brenda Potts (gpotts3@nc.rr.com), January 08, 2003.