I'll give you guys a run down, as I'm new to this site.
Im 20 years old, and very active and sporty. I injured my knee in July playing hockey, it twisted under me and I felt a pop and pain/swelling etc. Immediately after I tried to walk, but gave up due to pain. So a first aid person looked at it and said I should really go to the hospital. So someone drove me there, we waited awhile and saw a doctor. She wiggled it around and did other things, sent me for xrays, which came back clear. So they said go and see a private specialist, and gave me crutches and a brace. So a couple of weeks later i visited a specialist and he said it could be various structures injured etc, but he is very busy with his private practice and it would be quicker for me to get things sorted by being admitted to the public hospital(weird?!). So I was admitted and they did an Wikipedia reference-linkMRI and CT Scan, so I had to wait a couple of days for results, but going on first impressions, they said I had completely ruptured the ACL, MCL and LCL, the LCL was pulled right off the bone. They said they would definately require surgery.
The MRI and CT reports were then received by the doctors, and the surgeon came in and said it confirmed ACL and LCL ruptures, along with tibial rotation on the femur but MCL appeared normal. He said he will come and discuss what the surgery involves etc later on. The surgeon came in and said i would be discharged, as he wasn't going todo surgery. The physio came in again, she was extremely puzzled as to why he refused to reconstruct the ligaments, especially as Im young and active, but also because there was major instability within the knee.

I was discharged, so ended up spending a week in hospital. I was advised to attend physio privately, and was given a follow up appointment to see the surgeon in a month. In the mean time I got off crutches, had a lot of muscle wasting in the thigh, and then visited the surgeon. Nothing much happened and he said we'll see you within the next 6 months.So in December I got a 2nd opinion, this surgeon said the same thing and that I should just continue to see the other surgeon and go easy on it. My physio is amazed they wouldnt fix the ligaments, as its very unstable and my tibia is sliding and rotating on the femur, causing it to give way. He said I pretty much wont be able to play sport until the knees fixed.

So ahh, what could i do? Info, cheers.

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