If you recover well from meniscus suture surgery, you can usually try squatting in 3 to 6 months; if your recovery is slow, it will take about 6 to 12 months. There is some individual variability in when exactly you can start squatting.
When meniscus injury occurs, if the situation is more serious, it needs to be treated by meniscus suture surgery. Generally speaking, it is necessary to take a brake and rest in the early stage after the operation, and not to go down to the ground for weight-bearing activities too early, otherwise it is easy to cause meniscus re-injury.
If the patient is younger, the meniscus injury is not particularly serious, the meniscus suture surgery recovery is better, usually 3 to 6 months time can try to squat training. However, it is important to control the weight and reduce the load on the knee joint as much as possible so as not to affect the recovery.
Patients who are older or have very serious damage to the internal structure of the knee joint usually recover more slowly after meniscus suture surgery, and it usually takes about 6 to 12 months before they can try squatting.
It is recommended that you follow your doctor’s instructions as to when you can start squatting. In the early postoperative period, rest is the mainstay, and in the later period, after the condition is stabilized, exercise can be performed gradually to restore the function of the knee joint and prevent the problem of limited joint movement or decreased stability.