knee stiffens after running, any ideas?

[Gav]

Are you sure it is just X-Rays that he took? It doesn't seem logical to me that you can diagnose meniscal tear from XRays alone.

Does your knee give way or lock or catch at all?

I have seen many meniscal tears but not many with the symptoms that you have...

Good luck!

More info...

Have seen the specialist orthopedic knee surgeon her ein the UK (Leeds) and....he can't tell for certain it is a meniscal tear from the X-ray, and thinks an MRI scan may prove inconclusive too. He is however fairly certain it is a (rear) meniscal tear (having twisted my knee every which way!) and has referred me to a physio for 6 weeks. If that doesn't improve things he thinks I'll need an Arthroscopy(?)

So I'm off to the physio (though I read that meniscal tears can't heal themselves?)

Cheers