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Will it be good to go for my father's ACL Surgery at 59 age? He has Complete ACL & partial meniscus tear.
Is it not possible to stand again on his feet without any complications? Existing disease: BP and Piles,
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Better to get an xray done prior to know the grade of osteoarthritis knee.
If the grade is between 1 and 2 then he can go for ACL reconstruction and meniscal repair
If the grade is more than 3 to 4 then can go with physiotherapy and can manage for few more years to go for garde 4 and then can plan TKR.
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Not required at 59 year age
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Dr. Kashish Talwar
Orthopedic surgeon
11 yrs exp
Jalandhar
Go for conservative treatment.
Avoid surgery.
Use knee immobilizer for 4 weeks, followed by physiotherapy
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Dr. Vilas P Chavan
Orthopedic surgeon
9 yrs exp
Pune
Once Confirm With Doing Xray scan Both knee Ap Lat In standing Condition
After finishing x-ray we can Decide to weather what to do
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Dr. Sagar Eshwar Kople
Orthopedic surgeon
4 yrs exp
Pune
Surgery is not required at this age and can do well with physiotherapy if there is no pain and his lifestyle is sedentary.
Does MRI reports comment anything about knee OA?
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if painful knee and lifestyle is hampered can get xray to rule out Osteoarthritis and go ahead with ACL reconstruction and meniscal repair/partial menisectomy.
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Dr. Sabeel Ahmad
Orthopedic Surgeon
7 yrs exp
Lucknow
At this age need not to go for ACL reconstruction, if he is having moderate to low level of activities
He will be fine if adequate Hamstring and quadriceps strengthening exercises to be done
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If he is having severe pain, can go for diagnostic arthroscopy and arthroscopic meniscectomy
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Dr. Sharath Kumar
Orthopedist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
Surgery is more functional need for ACL as he won’t be able to walk like before
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59 years is okay and no complications occurs as it will be done under spinal anesthesia
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