Soft tissue mobilizations to the incisions to decrease fibrosis and scarring; portals must be completely closed and authorization must be obtained from Dr. Stone (s/p 4 weeks) Exercises should focus on early muscular recruitment. Begin physical therapy as soon as able for soft tissue mobilization...
ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (ACL) RECONSTRUCTION & MENISCUS REPAIR REHABILIATION PROTOCOL This protocol is a general outline. “As tolerated” refers to no increased sharp pain, swelling, or other undesirable factors. If any of these occur, decrease activity level and ice. Progression and return to ...
The outcome following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) repair depends largely on post-surgical rehabilitation protocol. Recovery map is generally quantified using ROM of knee, outcome score, and seldom muscle activity is considered. The aim is to bring about objective outcome measures during ACL ...
Compression therapy for the entire knee joint; and Elevating the knee to further help reduce swelling. More I have an ACL Injury – Whats Next? Details If yourACL injuryis more serious, then you might be forced to undergoACL repairor reconstructive surgery. After surgery, you can expect a s...
If you have scheduled a procedure to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), you’re probably wondering, “How long will I be out of my normal routine?” Although this is an important question, there is much more to ACL surgery recovery than just getting back on your feet. Even...
As your ACL begins to heal, your doctor should send you for progressive physical therapy. That will help to strengthen the muscles and ligaments. After that, you should be back to doing the things you like to do within about 9 months. For athletes, it can take up to 12 months to be ...
Rehabilitation and postoperative protocol Patients who underwent isolated meniscal repair and those who underwent meniscal repair with ACL reconstruction completed the same postoperative rehabilitation program. The patients were discharged home 24 h after surgery. In all cases, a Don-Joy knee brace was pl...
separated this group out to categorize studies with and without known exercise therapy before delayed ACLR, however due to a low number of studies we collapsed this to one category for analysis. Studies were classified as ‘ACL-repair’ if surgical repair of the native ligament was performed ...
therapy options for an ACL rupture are reconstruction or repair. In younger (>40 years old), active, high-demand individuals with a complete ACL rupture, repair of the injured ligament is recommended. Restoring anterior and rotational stability by anatomical ACL repair is the main goal, since ...
Conclusion: The presence of a repairable meniscal lesion or a multiple ligament injury is an indication for an early anatomic ACL reconstruction with concomitant treatment of the other injured structures (meniscus repair and ligament repair/augmentation). ...