Cyclops injury of the knee -Diagnosis and treatment

In this video Prof. Dr. Bellemans explains what a cyclops injury or lesion of the knee is, how to diagnose it and how you can treat it.
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[@laurenbridges35]

Getting my cyclops taken out was the GAME CHANGER in my post op acl recovery. I was 10 degrees short of full extension for months until they found it. Once I had the surgery, boom full extension! There aren't words to describe the relief

[@khalidalzadjali777]

How soon can it be detected? I'm six weeks post ACL surgery and I have the same symptoms. I haven't skipped a single day of rehab and I do my exercises daily. I also feel movement in the front of the knee accompanied with some pain whenever I do bending exercises or cycling. For six weeks I haven't been able to get full extension not even once.

[@laurenbridges35]

I'm not sure how early. Mine was found about 8 months post op, but who knows how long it had been there bc I was never able to fully straighten it after surgery. I would suggest getting a doctor's apt so they could potentially schedule you an MRI

[@partizancr778]

@laurenbridges35 man i need to remove it next week,11 month post op, how long is rehab after cyclops operation?

[@laurenbridges35]

@@partizancr778 Mine was from 2/1/22 to 3/31/22. Not long and much more encouraging compared to my original ACL rehab!

[@partizancr778]

@@laurenbridges35 when i leave hospital and that stuff?

[@kitsujibeats]

Thank you for the video. How long will recovery take after surgery?

[@OndaCC]

Good afternoon Dr. Bellemans. I had a cyclops lesion removal surgery last week. I'm scared that having gone to the gym and having forced through aggresive rehabilitation my knee extension might have damaged my ACL graft. The arthroscopy images made it look slightly frayed. It might also have been overstretched, I can't tell. Are ACL grafts usually intact after a cyclops lesion?

[@adamnoelful]

How big are the chances of it coming back after the removel operation?

[@FC-dv1eb]

Hello Sir, thank you very much for your very informatives videos! I had an acl reconstruction back in 2013 while playing football professionally. Today, I find myself having a lot of pain and discomfort but it feels like it is at the very top of the shin bone, not the knee! And right where the screw has been putted when I press on it I can feel some discomfort there too! But the pain at the top of the shin bone (it’s both side) is really bad! And due to this pain, I have lost a lot of leg extension, which is causing me a lot of issues as I now walk/ run differently. I know that without an MRI it’s obviously hard to tell, but any opinion on what it could be? Thanks 🙏🏻

[@simonjohn5059]

Hey, hopefully you have gotten relief from the problem you were facing in your knee. Have you made any progress?

[@ReyBandz9]

Just found out 9 months post ACLR that i have a cyclops lesion, they are going to probe to remove. Is it too late to get full ROM back?

[@rtyuu999]

Hey mate, how's it going? Did you get surgery, and if so did it help get back your ROM?

[@rajivshah1132]

Yeah did it help? I’m having the cyclops removed next week

[@rtyuu999]

@@rajivshah1132 What can and can't you do with the lesion in your knee? Can you play sports and fully hyper extend your knee or no?

[@rajivshah1132]

@@rtyuu999 I can run for around ten mins then get pain behind kneecap. I also have a grinding popping sensation when I hyperextend the knee. Not painful but very noticeable

[@rtyuu999]

@@rajivshah1132 Damn I have the same thing I reckon. The grinding popping sensation when i hyper extend the knee. It goes like crack crack crack when full straightening the knee. I hope your surgery goes well buddy. Thanks for the updates