ACL surgery

I had an acl reconstruction 2 yrs ago (patellar) and have been great. However, all of a sudden I feel tightness on my knee and it doesn’t feel like usual. I am scared. I also felt some movement inside my knee a couple of times but have not felt anything else except a weird strange tightness. Does anyone know what this is?

I had ACL reconstruction in May of 2006 with allograft. Somehow the mechanics of my knee were changed from the initial injury. I also had a bad bone bruise at the time of injury which never fully healed and a piece of cartilage fell off. This went undetected by my surgeon for over a year even though I felt some stiffness and discomfort over the entire recovery.

Today my graft is strong and tight however I can barely stand for more than 1 minute because of the bad mechanics in my knee has put an unusual strain on my poor feet.

My surgeon is clueless and podiatrist is only treating the symptoms—pain.

My knee has never been the same since surgery and it never will. Yes, I have full extension and full flexion. Big deal.

Be very careful that those bone bruises heal up okay. I think because my surgeon brushed it off for so long I now have big time problems.

I had acl and lcl surgery august 13.it was six weeks before i was allowed to put my foot down and only the ball of my feet. that went another three weeks and i was also in a brace. my injury occured june21. it took so long for surgery because my leg was so swoll. so i actually started pt almost five weeks before surgery. i got my injury playing baseball. i pivoted to throw the ball and my leg just grabbed somehow and bowed outward. my orthopedic said my injury was the kind he see in motorcycle accidents so maybe thats why i was moved along slowly.its getting better but its moving slowly.

I had left knee ACL Surgery in 1995 and they used the patellar tendon. I had right knee ACL surgery in 2006 and they used a cadaver and there was no comparison. The cadaver graft was great. Very nice and easy. I am still having hardware irritation on the left knee. On the upper titanium screw on my femur bone. Anyone else??? The doc said I need to have it removed, but that would be 8 weeks and no weight bearing.

I had a ACL repair and not reconstruction (no screw was used just stiches). I was operated when my knee was still swollen and 2 days after the surgery, I was put under a cast which was to be for 6 weeks. However, I felt breathless, after 3 weeks, and the doctor removed my cast to see for clots. When all tests done were normal, I was put on an immobilizer rather than a cast.

At the time of this tear, my ankle was swollen which became normal when I was operated and cast was put. But since the cast was removed, my ankle has again swollen.

Any ideas: 1) Why is the swollen come back 2) Why did I feel breathless

Hello every one I just has ACL done 4 days ago and my leg & foot are still very swollen and brused, Is this normal? I can kind of walk with out crutches but only if I can hold to some thing and even then not for too lng at a time. They did use screws in my knee. Should I be worried about the swellen and bruses? any help would be great. thanks

hi Tammy, i had my acl surgery (allograft) fairly recently as well. Of course some swelling is normal and the bruising around your knee and perhaps even around your calf is from some hemmoraging. I iced heavily and took a motrin (800 mg) every 12 hours to control swelling. You should have a follow-up with your surgeon soon to check your progress and make sure there’s nothing serious like a clot.

“Blew out my knee skiing” January 3. Torn ACL/MCL and Mediscus. Doing physical therapy 3x week. Doctor says 4-6 weeks ACL Surgery. This physical therapy is painful! Now I have ACL/MCL aches AND muscle spasms. Why? I do have a brace and am supposed to wean myself off crutches (I’m down to only one). The mediscus tear wasn’t complete so don’t think they’ll be surgery there. What am I in for? I am quite active, even though I’m 52 and female. What should I ask?

I injured left my knee on skiing Jan 20. Dr. said I probably torn my ACL and MCL (MRI in a week to confirm). 3 years ago I had surgery on my right knee (torn ACL). Is recovery time after surgey longer with a double ligament tear compared to a single tear? And is their any advice to speed up my recovery other than PT

Help…have a question. I ruptured my ACL and tore meniscus about 2 years ago during Judo. I had the surgery and did all the rehab etc…Honestly was worse recovery than I would have every expected, but that is all in the past. Well recently I have had a strange hard bump appear on the inside of the knee. Went to the ortho and they xrayed and can see the bump but honestly dont know what it is. I am scheduled for surgery to explore. Couple things he mentioned was a piece of bone, or perhaps the autograft is backing out a bit, or lastly a screw did not disolve as should have. Anyone ever have anything like this????? I am worried…

I just had ACL repair surgery-not reconstruction. My doctor did this while I was out and did not know before had it was a ACL tear. He thought it was just the miniscus. I am a litte upset because I really have not found many good results for just a repair. I had it done 1/10/2008 and I still have weakness and soreness. I have a second surgerical opinion scheduled in March. Is there anyone that can tell me about the repairs?

injured my knee skiing…on Feb 9,2008…I tore my ACL and MCL going to have surgery on March 27,2008. I have been going to PT twice a week. Sometimes it feels like nothing is wrong with my knee…but when I move a certain way…it hurts. Anyhow..I am a bit nervous…but I am confident…that I will recover. I hope I am able to run again and play baseball and even snowboard.

I am a 51 female 5th grade teacher who decided to play in the teacher vs student football game and when I reach for a student’s flag as they tried to get by me…which I managed to get…I heard a pop and went down! Needless to say I tore my ACL and also have a 1 1/2 cm tear in my meniscus which they are going to try to repair. They are using the hamstring to reconstruct my ACL. I am determined to be back playing football and basketball with my students as well as my usual skiing and hiking that I do. I have been working out at the gym on the bike for about 45 minutes everyday. My only concern is when will I be able to be back at work… My surgery is March 31st. The school district won’t let me be on crutches and since my injury on the 8th of February I have been out. Can anybody give me some direction??? As far as PT I don’t care if it hurts if it is getting better.

I had acl surgery on feb 29th 2008 and it has been one month after surgery. My leg fills greats. I dont wanna rush but when am i gonna be able to play basketball again?

I had ACL reconstruction surgery on Jan. 18, 2008 using a cadaver graft. Things went good for about a month until my PT sent me home increasing my weight for my lifts and also increased my repetetions quite a bit. They said I developed tendinitis from the physical thearpy. The only thing is it has never went away and the pain and swelling are alot worse. have not had thearpy for over 2 months now cause of all the swelling and irritation. I went back to work 3 weeks ago to a mostly sit down job and have gotten worse. I saw my doctoe a week and ahalf ago and he gave me a cortizone shot to see if that would help with the inflamation and it did’nt even touch it. I went back to doctor yesterday so today I’mhaving surgery again to see if I’m rejecting the graft or whats going on to see why my leg has stayed swollen so long. I walk with a terrible limp. Is this something I’m going to have permament damager from? I’m 47 years old and have alot of living to do yet. It’s very scary!! Thanks for any help or encouragement.