If you have had an ACL surgery, I want to hear your ACL surgery stories. From injury to surgery, rehab and beyond, share your experiences.
Recovery from ACL Surgery The operation to replace the ligament is only part of the process, full recovery can take more than a year. ACL surgery will put the frame of the reconstructed ligament in place, but it is the body itself that will biologically remodel this frame of tendons into a...
Physical therapists are an important part of the treatment team and are usually involved in the planning phase before surgery and after surgery. Recovery is measured in months, and often rehabilitation and physical therapy are required after the ACL reconstruction. This commitment to rehabilitation is ...
Week two of recovery from ACL surgery has done much better. The staples are gone. I’ve been doing upper body workouts. Also, I still have wine. If you’ve been following along,the week following my ACL surgerywas NOT fun. It was so much worse than I’d anticipated; I’m still not...
With or without surgery, recovery times can vary, but most people are back on their feet between six to ten months. The five phases of the recovery period are outlined below. Whether or not surgery was had, the below guidelines will help achieve the same goal. ...
Another common technique is to use tissue from a cadaver donor. This technique has some adherents because there is no need to remove and repurpose any part of the patient’s other tissues, and because the recovery period is a bit shorter. ...
Surgery #1:I tore my ACL in a fluke bouldering fall (I’m female and was 31). My feet were 5 feet of the ground, but I was tired from the workday and landed at a 45° angle, crunching my knee sideways. I had ACL reconstruction surgery using a cadaver patella bone-tendon-bone gra...
However, when a cruciate ligament (ACL or PCL) is completely torn or stretched beyond its limits, the only option is reconstructive knee surgery. In this procedure, a surgeon will take tendons from other parts of your leg -- or from a cadaver -- to replace the torn ligament. ...
ACL reconstruction surgery is performed arthroscopically — a camera and other surgical instruments are inserted through several very small incisions in the front of the knee. After surgery, physical therapy is necessarily for optimal recovery. ...
what surgery do I require? What should I anticipate for recovery? How will this impact my life going forward? All of a sudden all of your non-physician friends are experts. Everyone is telling you what to do. You likely head to your computer and Google “ACL tears”. After a short whi...