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Swelling in knee and ankle
Recently I have undergone ACL reconstruction surgery and am daily doing PT and applying ice packs . How long will there be swelling . When I try to walk I feel pain on knee my therapist told me if there is pain then avoid walking .just need to know 2 questions - when will this swelling b end and is it ok to walk little after ACL surgery even if there is pain ?? Really appreciate for your help
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Recovery response varies from patient to patient.
It will be best to discuss it with the surgeon who operated on you.
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Dr. Bharani Kumar Dayanandam
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29 yrs exp
Chennai
Swelling is quite common after knee and ankle surgery . It takes a few weeks to resolve. After ACL surgery I normally ask my ask patients to start weight bearing with the help of a single crutch for few weeks .
You need to continually with Physiotherapy.
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