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    Exclamation meniscal injury+ACL injury

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    hi friends
    recently i had 2 patients with medial meniscal,lateral meniscal and ACL injury on the same extremity.both underwent arthroscopic medial meniscectomy.both are athletes and had a history of similar injury which was managed conservatively.
    had anybody comed across specific protocol in such injuries?if yes please let me know
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    Re: meniscal injury+ACL injury

    hi friend,
    well u can use cryotherapy, electrical muscle stimulation to quadericeps. knee ext. 90 to 40 degree.wt.bearing as tolerated with cruch / suport. continous use of compression braces



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    Re: meniscal injury+ACL injury

    Have a look at the work of donald shelbourne, he is one of the top surgeons and rehabilitator of acl and Wikipedia reference-linkmeniscus injury.

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    Re: meniscal injury+ACL injury

    hi footystar
    do u have any aticle by donald on this area.if yes please put up here


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    Re: meniscal injury+ACL injury

    Two papers for you to have a look at i will post the others when i find them amongst my files.

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    Re: meniscal injury+ACL injury

    hi footystar
    thanks a lot


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    Re: meniscal injury+ACL injury

    Reference to that other paper


    A Perioperative Rehabilitation Program for Anterior Wikipedia reference-linkCruciate Ligament Surgery
    Todd Arnold, MD; K. Donald Shelbourne, MD

    THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 28 - NO. 1 - JANUARY 2000



 
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