Most cheerleaders have knee problems. I had just gotten back from the doctor about two weeks before this happened with a bruised meniscus and tendonitis in my patella. A lot of the girls on the squad have irregular cartilage and torn ligaments.
Quotes about meniscus (7 Quotes)
There's a lot to be enthused about. We saw him Sunday and yesterday started working with him, and his MRI showed he just had some superficial fibers of the MCL stretched, and all the other ligaments of his knee and his meniscus looked good. We'll just take it day-to-day and see how he does. I think he's got a good chance of getting ready for the game.
The reason why that is significant is because if it were any farther back, the femur would be sitting on it and putting a lot of pressure and she would have pain and we wouldn't be talking about (a possible return). But because it is in the anterior portion ... fibers from the ACL and meniscus are right over it protecting it.
He's got something wrong with his meniscus there, so they're going to go in and do a scope on it, see exactly what it is. It could be not real bad, or it could be a little worse than that.
He hurt his meniscus during football and he said he thinks it's the same thing. I thought we were in trouble. He's an awfully good player.
They said it was a business decision, ... It wasn't about my athletic ability or anything else. They know I have a tear in my meniscus cartilage. There were no bridges burned. I'm going to get ready to play, and maybe I'll be back. I'm open to all 32 teams right now, and there's no telling what I'll do.
His meniscus looked good, and his ACL looked outstanding.