ACL and LCL rupture

[1186497]

Hi All

New to this forum and came across when reserching a current calf injury, and thought i may be able to get some more advice.

About 6 years ago i reptured my ACL and LCL ligaments in my right knee. As a result of poor hospital treatment it took a while for them to organise MRI scans etc.. By the time they knew what i had done they advised me that they would have operated but as so much time (8 weeks) had passed, then it was too risky to operate. If i had just done one ligament they could have but both meant the could not.

All is ok with my knee at the moment and i was advised i would need, keyhole surgery within 2 years, full op within 5, and knee replacment within 20.

As we now have 6 years more advances in medicine I was wondering if anything has happened that may make my injurys 'fixable'??

Just a long shot but was curious, any advice would be appriciated.

Thanks

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[pudding_bowl]

Are you sure it ACL and LCL - thats an odd combo usually a MCL and ACL. How did that happen?
What you've said sounds interesting to me, not being able to operate because such time had passed? thats not that usual, I think there must have been another reason.
When you say all is ok with your knee? are you fully functioning and running etc. If you are having no issues at all then I suggest you ignore everything until you start getting symptoms as they may never come.
To really know if surgery is a good idea now to fix it you'd need a new MRI so would need to consult a orthopaedic surgeon. Which would cost you quite alot of money - one assumes you'd have to go private if the knee is currently fully functioning.
As for advances in the field of knee ops in the past 6 years. I'm sure there have been, but without understanding why it wasn't repaired at the time i can't comment as to wether it's now fixable.

[Jeyhansami]

The ACL is the main support structure of the knee that prevents rotation of the Femur on the Tibia. The ACL also prevents the Tibia from translating forward on the Femur. The news is full of ACL tears in professional and collegiate ranks. Treatment of an ACL injury begins with proper recognition of the injury.

[JohnGym]

Had had my ACL recon a few years back and the procedure and results where outstanding. Hopefully you will find something to help.
Additional Comment I forgot:
P.s - Good luck with it! :-)

John