Is that what they usually call ACL surgery? Reconstructive implies more than just the ACL.
Hope it's just the normal ACL surgery.
You have to re-attach it, and then hope it heals properly. We don't know the extent of the tear (maybe on purpose). Years ago, Antonio McDyess of the Knicks had something similar... they anchored the ligament to the knee cap, which subsequently shattered (thank you, Howard Eisley). Medecine has advanced significantly since then, but you never know.
Can someone explain why they waited so long to perform the surgery’
Wait for swelling to go down, and rehab the knee to build strength before surgery, which helps with start of recovery. I rehabbed 2 months before having my ACL repaired in 2002, it really helped
Is that what they usually call ACL surgery? Reconstructive implies more than just the ACL.
Hope it's just the normal ACL surgery.
You have to re-attach it, and then hope it heals properly. We don't know the extent of the tear (maybe on purpose). Years ago, Antonio McDyess of the Knicks had something similar... they anchored the ligament to the knee cap, which subsequently shattered (thank you, Howard Eisley). Medecine has advanced significantly since then, but you never know.
They don’t reattach it. They remove the damaged ACL. Then there are a few options but the most common for athletes is that they take the middle third of the patella tendon and use that to replace the damaged ligament.
It is reconstruction and they needed to wait for the MCL to heal and swelling to reduce. Curious which graft he's going with. I did patella and regret it.
It's ok, I guess. 8 weeks on crutches then lots of rehab. It lasted something like 30 years but eventually tore again. Stupid treadmill misstep at the gym. I'm told that they won't do another ACL repair because I have too much arthritis in the knee, I should just live with it until I get knee replacement, which is probably still a few years away.
Nowadays they use cadaver tissue and the recovery is MUCH faster. I've seen people who've had cadaver grafts walk into physical therapy, no crutches, less than a week after surgery.
Is that what they usually call ACL surgery? Reconstructive implies more than just the ACL.
Hope it's just the normal ACL surgery.
You have to re-attach it, and then hope it heals properly. We don't know the extent of the tear (maybe on purpose). Years ago, Antonio McDyess of the Knicks had something similar... they anchored the ligament to the knee cap, which subsequently shattered (thank you, Howard Eisley). Medecine has advanced significantly since then, but you never know.
They don’t reattach it. They remove the damaged ACL. Then there are a few options but the most common for athletes is that they take the middle third of the patella tendon and use that to replace the damaged ligament.
This has always confused me....arent you effectively weakening a more important part of the body to fix another?
Hope it's just the normal ACL surgery.
Hope it's just the normal ACL surgery.
You have to re-attach it, and then hope it heals properly. We don't know the extent of the tear (maybe on purpose). Years ago, Antonio McDyess of the Knicks had something similar... they anchored the ligament to the knee cap, which subsequently shattered (thank you, Howard Eisley). Medecine has advanced significantly since then, but you never know.
This makes more sense.
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Normally you wait till the swelling goes down. Maybe they're doing this in stages, who knows.
Wait for swelling to go down, and rehab the knee to build strength before surgery, which helps with start of recovery. I rehabbed 2 months before having my ACL repaired in 2002, it really helped
That's more concerning, no?
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Is that what they usually call ACL surgery? Reconstructive implies more than just the ACL.
Hope it's just the normal ACL surgery.
You have to re-attach it, and then hope it heals properly. We don't know the extent of the tear (maybe on purpose). Years ago, Antonio McDyess of the Knicks had something similar... they anchored the ligament to the knee cap, which subsequently shattered (thank you, Howard Eisley). Medecine has advanced significantly since then, but you never know.
They don’t reattach it. They remove the damaged ACL. Then there are a few options but the most common for athletes is that they take the middle third of the patella tendon and use that to replace the damaged ligament.
Generally it takes a solid 9 months to recover.
Nowadays they use cadaver tissue and the recovery is MUCH faster. I've seen people who've had cadaver grafts walk into physical therapy, no crutches, less than a week after surgery.
Serious question.
Serious question.
Probably not much more than a 2nd would be my guess. Serious injury for a guy that relies on speed and change of direction. Better off keeping him.
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Is that what they usually call ACL surgery? Reconstructive implies more than just the ACL.
Hope it's just the normal ACL surgery.
You have to re-attach it, and then hope it heals properly. We don't know the extent of the tear (maybe on purpose). Years ago, Antonio McDyess of the Knicks had something similar... they anchored the ligament to the knee cap, which subsequently shattered (thank you, Howard Eisley). Medecine has advanced significantly since then, but you never know.
They don’t reattach it. They remove the damaged ACL. Then there are a few options but the most common for athletes is that they take the middle third of the patella tendon and use that to replace the damaged ligament.
This has always confused me....arent you effectively weakening a more important part of the body to fix another?
He had a party to attend?