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[Lucy]

Thanks Jim.
Yes I must do something I have had other things to think about lately, but it must be done!

[jim2406]

i have had 8 knee surgeries so this is very much an educated post...

lucy - unless yours is a very specialised case there's no reason why, after an ACL reconstruction with appropriate rehab, you can't return to full activity.

after my ACL reconstruction i returned to full activity (running, swimming, powerlifting, being on my feet all day, etc), the other surgeries were due to bad luck a few years later, and now even after 7 surgeries my knee feels great again.

moscowmule - there is no difference between NHS and BUPA as the surgeons are the same, the differences are in waiting time and after-care. you just got unlucky.. the two different approaches you're talking about there are the 2 different ways of repairing an ACL, both have advantages and disadvantages. the patella graft is meant to be more enduring than the hamstring and tends to be recommended for athletes, whereas hamstring is a quicker recovery. it's a shame it didnt work as well as you'd hoped on the patella surgery though, and i can very much sympathise with your other half - botched operations are horrible :-|

if you are anywhere near worcester i recommend going to the 'droitwich knee clinic' (kneeclinics.co.uk) the physios there are amazing.

it's all about the rehab. you can't put a price on a GOOD physiotherpaist. the disparity in skill between different physios is amazing.

visit www.kneeguru.co.uk for a great message board full of people talking about knee injures and the like (i have nothing to do with that site, i've just found it useful)

good luck!

[Moscow Mule]

Thanks Mule.

I'm with Axa PPP so I hope they do a good job. I'm not booked in yet, I hate anasthetic and have a really bad reaction to it, so I'm being a wimp. It's good to hear there is good surgery out there.

How did she do it?

Hockey. Sport hurts...

[Lucy]

Who's doing it and how?

futurewife has had both ACLs replaced/repaired, right by NHS (tulip) left by Bupa (v.Good).

NHS cut open the knee (not particularly aesthetic), split the patella tendon and used that to repair the ACL. - very poor flexion and bad scars.

Bupa did a keyhole, and pulled the hamstring through a hole in the femur and attached to one of the lower leg bones (I forget which). She can get quite good flexion from this and you can hardly see the scars.

Thanks Mule.

I'm with Axa PPP so I hope they do a good job. I'm not booked in yet, I hate anasthetic and have a really bad reaction to it, so I'm being a wimp. It's good to hear there is good surgery out there.

How did she do it?

[Moscow Mule]

It's from an ACL rupture, a couple of years ago and I have been wearing a brace on and off since then but it isn't really getting any better and I'm sick of not being able to do much without it hurting.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Who's doing it and how?

futurewife has had both ACLs replaced/repaired, right by NHS (tulip) left by Bupa (v.Good).

NHS cut open the knee (not particularly aesthetic), split the patella tendon and used that to repair the ACL. - very poor flexion and bad scars.

Bupa did a keyhole, and pulled the hamstring through a hole in the femur and attached to one of the lower leg bones (I forget which). She can get quite good flexion from this and you can hardly see the scars.

[wobbegong]

Lucy - what's an ACL rupture?
Do they all stand for different parts of your body?
eg L = Leg

I see what you've done there!

[Lucy]

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

[Dow Jones]

Qn 4 U

Lucy - what's an ACL rupture?
Do they all stand for different parts of your body?
eg L = Leg

[Lucy]

It's from an ACL rupture, a couple of years ago and I have been wearing a brace on and off since then but it isn't really getting any better and I'm sick of not being able to do much without it hurting.

[Churchill]

Just control your diet, and incorporate a lot of wa nking into your daily routine, it's not rocket science really.

Shirley?

It'll take the stress off the knees...

[Charles Foster Kane]

Just control your diet, and incorporate a lot of walking into your daily routine, it's not rocket science really.

[Moscow Mule]

That would be why i say nothing about the weight to put on. That is down to the strength and condition of the joint. Read the posts properly b4 you throw your toys out the pram.

She's not in the rehab phase for the injury yet - strength exercises may not be appropriate.

IIRC - Pre-op you should be concentrating on maintaining cardio-vascular fitness (hence the swimming) rather than strength building around the knee. But, again, it depends on the injury and the nature of the surgery.

[Churchill]

That would be why i say nothing about the weight to put on. That is down to the strength and condition of the joint. Read the posts properly b4 you throw your toys out the pram.

Cycling is good for the knees, the bike with the handle by you butt is best for strengthening knees if u use high resistance, seated quad machine and the squat machine where u lay on your back are all low impact on the knees. If your gym has it, there is a squat machine where u push the weight up from your seated position below which is also a good 1. You gym attendants should be able to show u what u need to do.

Pram? Not me sunshine. Back-pedal all you want. Cycling or even squatting and standing up with just your bodyweight can damage your knees.

Do you really want to tear up your ligaments?

"Arse" and "out of" still spring to mind.

Nice try though, I thought it was a deliberate troll, not just ignorance.

[Charles Foster Kane]

Wii Fit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNVIcMnZh4

[Mailman_1]

Ok, the clue is "Reconstructive Surgery on the knee".

What you prescribed is low impact however it does put a shedload of strain on the joint!

That would be why i say nothing about the weight to put on. That is down to the strength and condition of the joint. Read the posts properly b4 you throw your toys out the pram.