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Small intrasubstance tear in acl and pcl
Hi I m a very active sports person(football and cricket) and felt pain in both of my knees, I was asked to go with a MRI scanning and report says so,
Right leg:
Small foci of PDFS hyperintensity in medial femoral condyle - bony edema
Small intrasubstance tear involving acl
Left leg:
Small foci of PDFS hyperintensity within acl and pcl fibres suggestive of small intrasubstance tear
No other significant abnormality
My ortho said it's a small issue and asked to give Physiotheraphy for 4 weeks and asked me to get back to sports as usual. right now I m in rehab course.
Is this a serious issue? Or a small issue? Is it curable or manageable with knee strengthening to get back to sports?
Or surgery is the only option?
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Serious only if you have clinical symptoms .
If you have instability, that could be due to ACL or PCL .
If there is clicking, locking or foreign body sensation within the joint then that could be due to menisucs injury.
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If you have problems listed above then better to go for Arthroscopic surgery as you cannot waste more time as you have to get back to sports
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Only clinical examination will decide
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