Knee Reconstruction

Boomer,

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Originally posted by Boomer-61
Do not try to train these early. Let them heal completely. There is a 90% probability you will suffer a hamstring tear if you attempt to train them too early.

I had the problem of retearing the hamstring constantly because I recovered so fast😄 . My physio told me to stop walking around so much.

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Originally posted by Boomer-61
You want a guy who does five or six of these a week.

The orthopedic surgeon who did mine does that many each day
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The day i had my first reconstruction I was the last and I counted 8 people in the recovery room who had their knees done that morning.

Jonny

Hey,

I have almost the same story. I was 19 and suffered a 4+ ACL tear. Thats where a full dislocation occurrs. It was 1985 and reconstructions were not as advanced. I opted for a patellular graft. A second reconstruction was needed later. They used a cadaver [donar] ligiment. It has lasted for 13 years.

The first reconstruction was a conventional surgery. It was a long and very painfull recovery. The second was an authroscopic surgey, It was simular to the pain from the original injury. I suggest getting your knee fixed and you will find that you will be back to the old life soon.

A word of caution the ACL is the major stabalizing ligiment. However, if the smaller ligiments and tissues are not repaired you may feel an instability even though your knee is for all purposes working correctlly.

Finally find a surguen that does many operations. The more the better. Also the less tissue disturbed in the reconstruction the better. I have found that moving things around is not better than opting for a cadaver ligament of an artificial one. This is because when the grafts heal you dont have to work through what essentually is a torn ham string injury as well.

Im not a doctor just a patient with a hind site perspective.

good luck!😎