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Is Surgery The Only Option?

dear doctor,i am chandra sekar from coimbatore.i am working in african country.before 6 months i fell down from a motor cycle & i get my right knee joint pain for some days.then i came to my native place i went a famous hospital in my city. the report says 1.complete tear of anterior cruciate ligament of femeral attachment with anterior tibial translation of 1.3 cm 2.severe impaction injury at sulcus terminalis of lateral femeral condyle with surrounding marrow edema.3. peripheral oblique tear posterior horn of lateral meniscus.4.altered signal with possible complex tear posterior horn of medical meniscus.this points i found in my report.doctor says need a surgery.but i am afraid about surgery. please give me a suggestion for this problem.if possible please give your contact number?
Wed, 9 Mar 2016
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Hello Mr chandra sekar
thanks for writing to healthcaremagic.

whatever i can interpret from your mri reports,you definitely need an arthroscopic surgery.( ACL RECONSTRUCTION)

your anterior cruciate ligament is completely torn and it has to be surgically reconstructed.
you also have a meniscus injury which needs to be addressed surgically.

your ligament is completely torn and by no other means it can heal or be made.
if you follow an active lifestyle, you will have a lot of instability of your knee.
especially in walking , running or climbing down stairs .

also persistent instability can lead to more and more damage to cartilage (cushion) of your knee joint which can lead to arthritis.

Arthroscopic Acl reconstruction is a very routine surgery nowadays done widely throughout the world including India with excellent results.

please do not worry and go ahead with your surgery

hope i have answered your query
if satisfied,please rate my reply
thank you

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Is Surgery The Only Option?

Hello Mr chandra sekar thanks for writing to healthcaremagic. whatever i can interpret from your mri reports,you definitely need an arthroscopic surgery.( ACL RECONSTRUCTION) your anterior cruciate ligament is completely torn and it has to be surgically reconstructed. you also have a meniscus injury which needs to be addressed surgically. your ligament is completely torn and by no other means it can heal or be made. if you follow an active lifestyle, you will have a lot of instability of your knee. especially in walking , running or climbing down stairs . also persistent instability can lead to more and more damage to cartilage (cushion) of your knee joint which can lead to arthritis. Arthroscopic Acl reconstruction is a very routine surgery nowadays done widely throughout the world including India with excellent results. please do not worry and go ahead with your surgery hope i have answered your query if satisfied,please rate my reply thank you