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I purchased one from LG Med Supply for my second ACL recon. It was only $200 and my benefits covered the cost. It's also a TENS machine. My ortho doc says muscle stimulators are useless, of course my...

Just going to butt in here...I've had 4 ACL recons and not once has my doctor or any PT ever said that too much cycling could stretch the graft. On the contrary, my doc has always told me to ride for...

I have a quad tendon autograft in one of my knees but no one ever seems to talk about those. Has worked amazing for me so far.

Just curious if any degree of a flexion contracture is okay. I am 8 months post op from an ACL recon with my quad and the last month or so I have lost some degree of extension in my knee and it is...

Your post-op routine sounds rather unorthodox considering ACL rehab has advanced so much over the last few years. Did you just have your ACL done and nothing else? And out of curiosity how...

Not that anyone really cares but may doc has always told me no sports for at least 1 year (preferably longer) after my allografts. I am free to do as I wish but he told me that he wouldn't feel bad...

Hmmm...severe pain after an allograft is unusual. I am quite surprised that it is so bad. I have had 2 allografts and had barely any pain. My quad tendon graft however, is a whole other story. If you...

Hyperextending and hearing a "pop" is a classic sign of tearing your ACL. It is also very common to have pain behind your knee when you tear your ACL. Some people have excruciating pain when they...

One other important thing is to take the pain meds around the clock for the first couple of days because it's a lot harder to stop severe pain than it is to just keep it consistently under control. I...

Well...I have had 4 recons (2 allografts and 2 autografts). The allografts are by far easier to recover from. Basically, ride a stationary bike until your butt goes numb. Do you know what kind of...

You haven't really much to worry about with your knee really. Meniscus tears are simple to solve. You either stitch the meniscus back together if the tear is in an area that has blood flow (the...

Well it's been 4 months since my ACL recon and some other stuff. My doc decided to leave the torn cartilage alone since he says it's still better to have torn cartilage than no cartilage. He had to...

Well...a knee with a factory ACL is by far better then a knee without one but if I were you I would not have an ACLR unless the knee was interfering with your activities. I just had my 4th ACLR and...

You are correct in that riding a stationary bike is one of the safest ACL rehab exercises. My surgeon says at least an hour a day if not more. There really is no limit as to how much you can ride the...

I have attached a couple of pictures of what my knee looks like 4 weeks post op. It is still swollen but feels pretty good. The pics are not the best (taken with my iPhone). Anyway, for anyone who...

I have had 2 revisions on my left knee. First ACL was a hammy, the second was an achilles allograft and the one I have now is a patellar tendon allograft. The patellar allograft is holding up really...

I still can't lift my leg without assisting it either with my other leg or my hands. Anyone else have a quad tendon graft? I can't really do anything yet and it's been a week. I can contract my quads...

Holy crap...on Friday morning I had my right ACL reconstructed with my quad tendon (bone block included). The pain at the harvest site is excruciating. This is my 4th ACLR and the other ones were a...

Sorry about your luck but I know how you feel. I had a tibialis tendon allograft in my right knee and tore it again about a year and a half later. I now have a patellar tendon allograft in the knee. ...

Question for anyone who has had a quad tendon graft (if any): Which tunnel did your surgeon place the bone block in?

I have read that some docs place it in the femoral tunnel while others place it...

Just wondering if anyone here is a little (or a lot) overweight. Some docs will do ACL's on anybody while others refuse to do them on people who are overweight.

I'll admit I am overweight but I do...

I am so excited that I just have to tell you all that I got into medical school in Ontario (I live in Ontario). I am scheduled for ACL recon on May 28 so technically I am a gimp too.

I have no...

Non-weight bearing only applies to meniscus repair. If you have a menisectomy (they just take the torn part out) then there is no weight restriction because the cartilage does not have to heal..

I skied sans ACL in both knees and had mensicus tears. If you can handle it go for it! The only problem is that you don't want to make the tear any worse but there is no way to determine if it will....

Hi Kim,

I am in Ontario. Unfortunately, OHIP does not cover anything. The only way it is covered is if you are under 19 or over 65 or if you have emergency surgery and have to stay in the...

I am having my 4th ACL recon done in a few weeks and I am thinking that I will ditch physio and do it myself since I have already 3 times. I don't have insurance coverage and it costs a bloody...

If it's only been since Tuesday that's not too bad but after about a week you really should not have any intense pain. You could try taking Tylenol 3's for a few days and then taper off all pain meds...

Well, it's nice to see a discussion coming along. I'll admit that my surgeon has pretty much the same views as Dr. Mark.

People need to understand that Dr. Mark is not telling you what to do....

Glad you are feeling good...I would not do full revolutions on your bike for another week or so. You need to have a certain amount of flexation first. If you really want to ride your bike just do 1/2...

Thanks for your reply. What exactly is wrong with microfracture? I have never heard of ortho diagrams before. He said he will fix whatever is wrong that was not seen on the MRI when he gets in the...

I just posted another thread but I have another question. I am having my right ACL reconstructed with my quad tendon in a few weeks. Anyone else have a quad tendon graft? I hope I am making the right...

Does anyone here actually have one? My surgeon says that they do not work. He said that so far there has been no proof that they reduce the risk of arthritis. I am a heavy-set, 28 year old female...

I may be wrong but the reason why you cannot weight bear is because you had a meniscus repair. Most times the meniscus cannot be repaired and is just shaved off. You need to stay non weight-bearing...

For what it's worth I am an Operating Room Technician in Ontario that witnesses the orthopedic surgeons who do about one ACL reconstruction every few months. Our hospital does not even own the proper...