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Instability from 2018, knee got twisted
I have some sort of twitching sensation in my knee joint while standing or carrying little weight , I have done MRI and attached here reports, there was a mild ACL edema,
Doctor have done physical examination like ACL draw test there he found some pop up and coming out little, he said if instability continues , we need to go for reconstruction surgery, surgery is mandatory or any alternative suggest me.
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Obtain a neurologist opinion.
This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate you in detail.
-Control Hypertension, Diabetes or metabolic disorder, if there is any.
--. Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding.
--. Keep a pillow under the knee.
--. Avoid painful acts & activities.
--. Fomentation with warm water. Let the part not be exposed to cold.
-- .Do mild exercises for &the affected part.- lower limbs.
--.(Take help of physiotherapist or you can visit my YouTube channel Dr. N. C. Gupta and watch 'Me & My Yoga' and 'Yoga Simplified'.
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-Any way it may be tried,
--. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1 tab once a day x 5days
--. Caldikind plus (Mankind) 1 tab Once a day x 10 days.
-(You may need help of your local doctor to get these medicines.)
Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines.
--For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital.
--Wish you a quick recovery & good health.
Dr N C Gupta MS (ortho.)
DMC no.3624
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Dr. Vikram Dagar
Orthopedist
10 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Diagnostic arthroscopy after proper rehabilitation.
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Dr. Manjunath Gopal
Orthopedist
25 yrs exp
Bangalore
If you have instability
Over the years
You will need Physotherapy to rehabilitate the Acl
Following this, we nee to assess for instability after 6/8 weeks to see if any surgical intervention is needed
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Dr. Prasanna Reddy
Orthopedist
4 yrs exp
Koppal
Just do knee strengthening excercises
Wait for 1 month
Next Steps
if not resolved
undergo diagnostic knee arthroscopy because can't rely on MRI report
depending on arthroscopic report further proceed to surgical or non surgical treatment
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