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Acl surgery
I have met with an accident 3 months ago and doctor prescribed me an MRI for my right knee. And the result was i have torn my acl completely. Now i want to go for surgery.
Iam a software engineer by profession and it is work from home now. Can i start my work after 3 days of acl surgery?
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You can be discharged from hospital on 2 nd day. As the work is from home, he can work after discharge. Avoid weight bearing walk till 2 weeks. For more information you can contact me at our hospital.
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Yes, usually you can start work from home after 3days of surgery.
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Post ACL reconstruction surgery we need to avoid bending of knee but with straight leg in a long knee brace you can work from home but again that would be little cumbersome initially
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If u can avail some time off from office better use that
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Post your mri, along with MRI report
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Yes, definately.. only knee bending are not allowed.. walking you can do
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Yes you can
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U can start work from home next day after surgery
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Yes with due precautions
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After 3 days!!!! you can work from home..
You need to rest knee for 2-4 weeks
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Dr. B A Kadam
Orthopedist
47 yrs exp
Pune
It's wise to discuss all your queries before surgery with operating surgeon rather than seeking answers to your queries by surgeons who has not examined patients clinically .
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Dr. Karri Venkatesh
Orthopedic surgeon
3 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
Yes,u can... but the ultimate decision will be surgeon's..
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Dr. Pranav Shejul
Orthopedic surgeon
11 yrs exp
Pune
Work can start but physiotherapy and walking would be best told by operating surgeon as he would know what he's operating!
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