This rehab protocol can definitely be used without a brace. However for most athletes, especially those in contact sports, I will recommend a brace for the first season back to sports. This brace will be ordered 3-4 months after surgery once strength and muscle size is near normal. If you...
With this increased appreciation of meniscus function, surgical techniques have focused on preservation and repair whenever possible in athletes. Arthroscopy has allowed for various repair strategies with minimal invasion and excellent visualization. However, the tear pattern must be repairable and the tissu...
The rehab time (during which you'll be doing physical therapy) for a meniscectomy is 3 to 6 weeks. For a meniscus repair (also doing physical therapy), it's 3 to 6 months. Meniscus tear exercises Physical therapy helps to speed recovery from surgery as well as to heal a minor meniscus...
If you suspect you may have a meniscus tear,the first thing to do is consult your physician; only your physician can give you a proper diagnosis and from this, determine a course of proper treatment. After seeking medical advice, your physician will determine the degree of severity; in some...
Dr. Battaglia sincerely complimented me on the pristine quality of my knee in all compartments except for the specific tear that he did get a good repair on. He said “You have a knee of a 30-yr old”. He felt that I would heal well following his post op protocol that is spelled ou...
No one wants to hear and feel that popping pain in the knee caused by a torn meniscus, but approximately 1 million of you good people in the US tear your meniscus - every year! A meniscus injury can range between anything from a small strain to a full tear, so how does one know ...
Really interesting read. I had a bucket handle tear of the lateral meniscus in April. I had an operation to repair in May and I’m still in a leg brace & on crutches. It was a ‘red on white’ tear which I got from a trauma injury (I’m 29 so not degenerative) ...
The postoperative rehab protocol for meniscal repair included a motion brace and partial weightbearing therapy of 10–20 kg for 6 weeks. For meniscal resection, the rehab protocol consisted of immediate, pain-adapted full weightbearing therapy without bracing. 2.3. Outcome Evaluation The ...
repair versus meniscectomy when returning to unrestricted physical activity.Methods: A total of 85 patients who underwent primary ACLR with combined meniscal repair (MREP;n= 39) or meniscectomy (MRES;n= 46) were assessed. The dataset included the Functional Movement ScreenTM(FMS) outcomes and ...