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MRI Of Knee Done. Is Surgery Required?
my husbands knee popped and he fell to the ground twice a couple of days ago. His MRI report states the following findings…large joint hermarthrosis, apparent complete ACL disruption, Bilateral surfacing meniscal tears, mild bone contusion, posterolateral tibia plateau and diffuse soft tissue edema, especially posteriorly. He sees an orthopedic doctor this coming Wednesday. We were wondering if any of this requires surgery. Thank you
Fri, 15 Nov 2013
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Thanks for writing in.
Apparent complete disruption of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and meniscal tears is a significant knee injury.
Nonsurgical management of isolated ACL tears is likely to be successful or may be indicated in patients:
Non surgical treatment is given for following situations:
With partial tears and no instability symptoms
With complete tears and no symptoms of knee instability during low-demand sports who are willing to give up high-demand sports
Who do light manual work or live sedentary lifestyles
Surgical treatment will be decided up on if necessary.
Hope this helps
Thanks for writing in.
Apparent complete disruption of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and meniscal tears is a significant knee injury.
Nonsurgical management of isolated ACL tears is likely to be successful or may be indicated in patients:
Non surgical treatment is given for following situations:
With partial tears and no instability symptoms
With complete tears and no symptoms of knee instability during low-demand sports who are willing to give up high-demand sports
Who do light manual work or live sedentary lifestyles
Surgical treatment will be decided up on if necessary.
Hope this helps
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