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Acl and meniscus post surgery
Sir its 6 weeks of my acl and meniscus repair surgery is over ,now can i walk without knee brace and crutches and start climb stairs or not.
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You can start walking without brace if your quadriceps strength is good. Otherwise, there is a risk of re jerk over the knee which may cause strain over the reconstructed ligament.
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It would be better to get clinically assessed by primary surgeon and then decide.
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Continue quadriceps and hamstring strengthening exercises..
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