Monday, January 9, 2012

5 Days after ACL Reconstruction and Patella Realignment at Sanders Clinic


www.sandersclinic.net Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are a common orthopaedic problem, especially in sports that are high-contact or involve sudden changes in direction. This particular patient was from Arizona and tore his left ACL while riding motocross. In addition to the ACL tear, he had a continuing problem with his left patella dislocating. He flew down to Houston, Texas and had his operation on a Wednesday. He walked out of the hospital the same day with no crutches or braces and came into the clinic the next day. His dressings were changed, xrays were taken, and he was instructed on what he would be doing while he was in town and when he returned home. This video footage is from the next Monday, approximately 5 days after surgery. The footage only shows him performing step-ups and walking, but there are many more exercises in his rehab protocol. His ACL reconstruction involved taking a bone-patellar tendon-bone graft from his right knee and inserting it into his left knee. This graft is what is known as the "gold standard" because of its strength and healing time. Then, his patella was realigned by tightening the medial (medial means towards the middle of the body) retinaculum of his left knee. This involved making an incision in the medial retinaculum and sewing it back tighter so that there was more medial pull on the patella. For more information about ACL reconstruction at the Sanders Clinic, Dr. Sanders, or other injuries, please visit http or call ...

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