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ACL TEAR and MENISCUS TEAR

2019-06-15 14:43:29
I have a partial ACL tear history which happened in 2011 while playing basketball and now when I had MRI done I got grade IV meniscus tear too. My weight is 87 kgs. I want to know that is surgery required now ? Should I reduce my weight and then go for surgery?
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How much pain do you have? Can you walk on this leg? How much can you be bend? How bad is the swelling. ? Looking at the report it looks like you need something to be done however correlating clinical picture and MRI picture would be better to decide since it is a major decision

Answered2019-06-15 14:59:24

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That depends on various factors.

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