The cruciate ligament, also known as the cruciate ligament, has anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and is a common sports injury.
1.Q：Does it have to be rebuilt when the ACL is broken?
A: Not necessarily, there is no absolute pointer to reconstruction, but if it affects the daily life, such as: repeatedly playing soft leg, pain, can not participate in sports, then you can carry out surgery.
2.Q：Can the fork injury be treated conservatively?
A: Yes, current clinical trials have proven that surgical treatment and non-surgical treatment have the same effect. But! You have to have a professional therapist to help your training, do not train blindly.
3.Q：How long can I bend my leg after the anterior fork hand surgery? To what extent?
A: You can bend your knee immediately after surgery, and hospitals with conditions can apply CPM+pressure ice at the same time. More aggressive rehabilitation programs do not restrict the knee flexion angle after surgery. In our clinic, we restrict knee flexion to 90° for four weeks, and after four weeks, full range of motion is possible.
4. Q: How long after surgery can I walk?
A: In a radical rehabilitation program, partial to full weight-bearing is attempted immediately after surgery.
5.Q：What should I pay attention to in the early stage?
A: In the early postoperative period, we should avoid small-angle open chain movements and large-angle closed chain movements. What does it mean? It means that the knee joint is straightened to 0°, and the knee joint cannot be repeatedly extended and flexed to shake the leg within the range of 0~30°, nor can it be squatted deeply. But after 60°, you can swing your leg at will, or micro-squat.
6.Q：What should I do after the surgery?
A：To focus on mobility, muscle strength and transfer training. Since training methods vary from person to person, it is best to consult your surgeon or therapist.
7.Q：Can I still return to the sports field after surgery?
A: After regular rehabilitation, most people can still return to non-professional athletic sports. The current record for the fastest return to professional competition through rehabilitation after fork surgery is three months.
8.Q: What about the persistent swelling after surgery?
A: You need to elevate the affected limb above the heart, ankle pump 50 times per hour and compression ice.
9.Q：Will there be pain when I bend my leg, do I have to bend it?
A: If it is pain outside the wound, it is not a problem. If you feel the pain inside the joint or the pain is very intense, you should stop, and the whole process should be basically painless.
10.Q：What if there is little joint movement within one month after surgery?
A: Within one month after surgery are basically can solve their problems by active activities, this time you can try the whack leg at the bedside, through the healthy side to pressure; or put the foot to the wall down slowly row down. The key is to maintain at least 30 seconds at a stretch, don’t let yourself get sore, don’t break hard, just feel tight.
11.Q：Two to three months after the surgery, the joint is stiff, how can I do? Can I break it hard?
A：This is the time to seek professional orthopedic rehabilitation help, or try joint release according to the guidance. Do not break it! Hard breaking violates the physiological movement of the joint and is a lever movement, which can cause pain and joint damage.
12.Q：It jams or pops when moving
A: This requires a detailed examination, which may be due to damage to the meniscus or other reasons, due to the examination at the hospital as soon as possible.
13.Q：What should I do to recover after the surgery of meniscus combined with anterior fork?
A：Since the meniscus surgery and the site are different, the rehabilitation program afterwards is also different, click the blue word above to follow the platform and reply “meniscus” for details.
14.Q：How to use crutches after surgery?
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15.Q：I feel stiff when I wake up in the morning and I can’t bend my knee easily, does it matter?
A: A whole night of braking will cause the morning stiffness of the joint, this is normal, after the activity can be alleviated.
16.Q：Do I need to practice hyperextension?
A: If you were able to hyperextend on the healthy side or before the injury, you need to practice hyperextension. But hyperextension can not be achieved through active muscle contraction, should be completed through passive stretching.
17.Q：Can I walk more to exercise?
A: You can walk after surgery, but walking is not a good exercise, and the early postoperative walking is likely to cause swelling and discomfort of the lower limbs.
18.Q：What kind of support is needed?
A: In fact, many times it is not necessary to wear a brace, only when there is postoperative extension lag, that is, when the knee is not straight when the straight leg is raised, you need to wear a knee extension brace.
As for the hinge brace, it can be worn when there is a combined lateral collateral ligament injury, which can effectively resist the inward and outward stress during walking and activities, and help the ligament repair.
All of the above are common problems, but if you experience specific symptoms you should first consult your surgeon and then seek professional rehabilitation help.