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3rd degree acl and anterior horn of mini
I had a nasty fall on 2 nd jan felt a jerk in right knee the MRI shows 3 rd degree tear of ACL and anterior horn of lateral miniscus. I am 44 yrs old male with diabetics and hypertension. The doctor advised me to take rest and put a knee brace do muscle strengthening excercise. Can I recover without surgery?
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If.properly done and recover
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You can recover...if you do quadriceps exercises, you will strengthen remaining muscles to substitute work of ACL.
Meniscus if it it troubles will present with locking or mechanical problems.
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If you lead a sedentary lifestyle then you can manage .
Else you might have problems of instability or locking..which requires surgery.
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try conservatively for a month and the decide.
share x-rays...
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