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Right knee joint ligament tear
Hello Dr, I'm male aged 41 yrs. Recently I met with an accident. The MRI report of my right knee joint as under
IMPRESSION:
• Complete tear of the femoral attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament with buckling posterior cruciate ligament .• Kissing contusion in the lateral femoral condyle and posterolateral tibial condyle.
• Non displaced fracture of the head of fibula .• Mild sprain of the medial collateral ligament .• Mild knee joint effusion . Dr, hw lng does it takes to heal?
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You need a surgery to reconstruct ur acl ligament. Post surgey u will stand the very next day. u will need one month rehabilitation and exercise to start ur routine activities and normal walking. Sports activities or riding bike will need 3 months.
Without surgery all ur other structure other than acl will heal and need around one month care. But sin e acl is not constructed u will find difficulty in walking, changing position in bed and climbing down stairs. So think and take a wise decision.
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Acl will require surgery
MCL , fibular head fracture may unite.
Operative treatment will be possible only once you have good knee range of motion to prevent stiffness.
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need clinical examination to guide you better
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Dr. K Shanmuganandan
Rheumatologist
34 yrs exp
Chennai
Pl meet an orthopedician
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