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Acl injury
My knee has been injured in an accident on 11 April. I took MRI which revealed complete tear of acl. Today I noticed that lower leg muscles has become thiner than normal leg. What is the reason behind that? Can it be recoverd after surgery?
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Yes . Surgery will help you greatly to get back to regular life.
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Dr. Abhishek Chattopadhyay
Orthopedist
10 yrs exp
Kolkata
It's callex 'disuse atrophy'. Simply put the muscles of your lower limb are becoming weak as your internally deranged knee not allowing to function them properly like the sound side.
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Surgical reconstruction of the ligament is the only solution in this case.
However, for the atrophy you need to do some specific strengthening exercises before surgery itself.
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Don't neglect a complete tear of ACL.
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Dr. Madhur Mahna
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15 yrs exp
Delhi
Surgery is absolutely necessary after an acl tear.
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