I twisted my knee inward when I landed after a layup(basketball). It will be 2 weeks on wednesday since it happened, and I can't even stand on it. Also I can't bend it all the way back, or straighten it. I already had an MRI, and I am waiting to see what my results.But I would like some opionions if anyone else has had a similar problem. So I want to know what type of surgery I will need. And how long I will be out for.
2006-07-02 21:11:39 · 5 answers · asked by David R 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Probably a torn ACL...my husband has had three of these.
The first one was replacement with a tendon graft taken from his own tendon on the back of his knee...this was very slow healing and painful. It also included lots of hardware (staples and such) which caused a lot of problems.
The most recent one was done by a great specialist who used something like a bone cork with the cadaver tendon already attached to it. He drilled out a hole in my husband's leg for the cork to fit in and attached it. This sounds a lot worse but let me tell you it was much better. He was 45 at the time and pretty slow healing but was up and walking within a couple days...oh, and the procedure was about 40 minutes versus the 3 hours that the first one was...and he hobbled out of the clinic with only a little assistance. After the fist surgery he was in the hospital for three days...it really sucked and so did the surgeon.
If we had gone to the good surgeon things would have gone much better and we may have only had to do this once rather than three times. It is likely that if this is the same ACL thing for you, you will be out for a while...it takes time for your body to recover. If you smoke it will take even longer. You will likely be in a full leg brace for a month or longer and then you will have to wear a shorter sport brace and go to physical therapy for 3 to 6 months.
2006-07-02 21:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by alexajbully 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Many possibilities here. You may not need surgery at all!
Possible diagnosis: torn meniscus
Treatment: depending on the site and type of tear, you may have a partial meniscectomy (snipping off the torn piece) or meniscus repair. The partial meniscectomy should only require about a month of rehab / recovery. A repair will require a considerable longer period of time because you will be limited on how fast you progress (to protect the repair).
Possible diagnosis: torn ACL
Treatment: if it is fully torn, this may require a reconstruction of the ligament. The surgeon may choose to use an allograft (donor ligament/tendon) or autograft (using your own patella tendon or hamstring tendon to reconstruct the ligament). Again, you are limited on the speed of recovery to protect the ligament. It usually takes 12 weeks of rehab and 6 months before you regain full ability to return to sports (sports like basketball... sports like swimming and biking may be started sooner)
There are other possible diagnoses that include but are not limited to: MCL / LCL / PCL tear, patella tendon tear, bursitis, and / or fracture.
Your doctor will explain to you all the options. Make sure you ask questions! If you are not sure what a word or a procedure means, speak up! As a physical therapist, I see many patients who come into my office and have no idea what was done to them on the operating table and I end up explaining it to them. It is important for you to know exactly what is going on. This is called informed consent.
2006-07-03 14:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by realove336 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, just a guess from experience, could be an ACL, MCL or meniscus.
2006-07-02 21:15:39 · answer #3 · answered by Zombie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps torn meniscus.
If so, it's a orthoscopic surgery (I thinks that's what it's called)
2006-07-02 21:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by Paul G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.kneeguru.co.uk/kneegeeks/0909778701.html
2006-07-02 21:15:13 · answer #5 · answered by Stars-Moon-Sun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋