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This seems to be saying that a completely torn ACL will actually reconnect if the knee is kept immobilized? I did my ACL and in the MRI it was just gone aside f
by taneq 3y ago
This seems to be saying that a completely torn ACL will actually reconnect if the knee is kept immobilized? I did my ACL and in the MRI it was just gone aside from a fuzzy puddle on top of my tibia, it'd be incredible if that could regrow.
> knee immobilisation at 90° flexion in brace for 4 weeks, followed by progressive increases in range-of-motion until brace removal at 12 weeks
Compared with an ACL reconstruction with Gracilis tendon graft (the procedure I had), I wonder if complete immobilization for four weeks might do more damage than just having the surgery. I was limping but still loading up the leg as much as possible for four weeks after the accident and then off it for a week after surgery, and the muscle loss and general degredation was severe. It took months of physio and most of a year of exercise to rebuild back to ~95%. Taking 2-3 months to get weight back on it sounds light it could be worse overall.
- throw1234651234 3y agoIf it grows back "correctly", that's still way better than surgery, since who knows if they "get it right".
- taneq 3y agoThat's no more convincing than "If the surgery 'goes well,' that's still way better than just leaving it, since who knows if it grew back 'correctly'."