Can a ligament tear be noticed in an X-Ray or is an MRI scan a must.?!
Question:
Can a ligament tear be noticed in an X-Ray or is an MRI scan a must.?
Actually after a very tiring game i feel my right knee irk for a few days and again normal. Recently in a match of football i hurt my left knee. Now and then i feel great pain in both my knees .May be when i just skip a step on stair case or get down a running bus or just jump a little etc.I am also very very insecure about my knees , i am afraid when the pain 'll shoot and so cant trust my left knee at all.There's also a feeling as if i am goinna fall off.I ust cant trust my left knee.My right kne also gives shooting pain now and then.Theres no real pain when the knee is physically pressed with the palm or fingers.The doc suggested waxing and Ultrasound therapy.How far is it good. Is an MRI a must. Do Xrays reveal a ligament tear?? How to make the leg bones stronger ? I eat only sea-food.
Answers:
X-rays do not show ligaments - you do need an MRI and a clinical assessment by an orthopaedic surgeon.