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Live with Acl grade 3 and meniscus tear
Am 30 years old when I was 24 years old i have got complete acl grade 3 and meniscus tear which is showing in MRI report...doctor suggest me you must go under surgery but I am not interested..till now I did not take surgery...till now I am doing less physical activity.. if I do high physical actitity like high speed running and knee twisting activity or sudden knee movement that time my knee gets wobbled and I fell down and I have got pain 1 or 2 days after thevpain gets over...right now I am doing less activity only...
Question 1: shall I continue with less activity and is there any problem will I faced in the future?
Question 2: can live with acl tear in entire life and doing less physical activity
Question 3: what are excersise available in daily basis?
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1. Less activity is your choice, won't have any problem in future.
2. Can live. With ACL deficient knee with restrictions.
3. Do static and dynamic quadriceps exercises.
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It’s advisable to get the surgery done for ACL + meniscus injury..sothat you can do all the activities fearlessly..though you can live with torn ACL but it also has its own disadvantages in future..so better fresh MRI and surgery..
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Dr. Pranav Mahajan
Orthopedic surgeon
15 yrs exp
Indore
Answer 1 - You can continue with less activity but there is a high possibility of Early Osteoarthritis of knee joint..
Answer 2 - You can live with ACL tear all your life.. but the only problem will he that you will not be able to do any activities which involve running or excessive load over knee joint.. plus there is a high possibility of knee developing early degenerative changes of osteoarthritis
Answer 3 - You can go for Quadriceps and Hamstring strengthening exercises. Plus you can wear a Hinge Knee Brace for support.. You can look for videos online..
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It is always better to get it operated early. It's already 6 years post injury now. You can get a repeat MRI of knee joint to see the current status of the ligaments and plan accordingly..
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