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Bending after acl surgery difficult why

2018-04-30 14:21:59
After ACL surgery bending knee becomes difficult and repeated exercises everyday increases the bend from 50 to 130-140 degrees What is the science behind bending difficulty and knee stiffness, why it happens? How does exercises makes it better?
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Bending difficulty and stiffness are due to tissue edema, ligament tightness and maneuvering the limb during surgery. Exercises makes movements better by decreasing the tissue edema and stretching the reconstructed ACL.

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