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Knee - ACL ligamentum complete tear
Knee - ACL ligamentum complete tear. Caused due to an accident. Want 2nd opinion. If surgery is needed or not? Because my mother doesn't have to do any heavy work. She just needs to walk & sometimes go to terrace otherwise she has to live sedentary lifestyle. She has to sometimes do cooking & other household work.
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If your mother is asymptotic ie no lurch while walking and can do all routine activities only physiotherapy can help her.
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Avoid full squatting position like use of Indian toilet
Avoid climbing stairs and walking up an inclined plane
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