Ligament Reconstruction Questions

Yes you can.
It's good and effective.
But it's more and doc has advised you for operation. Then it will be better to take his advise as he has examined and seen you

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description tells me that you might have sub-clinical infection. As you are off antibiotics now, we need to see how your feels after 2-3 wks. Repeat your crp and esr levels. 20 days post surgery there should not be any other cause of fever even though its mild. Swelling will take long time to around 6 months or so. Your doctor may advice culture from knee fluid once your are off antibiotics for about 2 wks. Was the second mri with contrast?
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Resisted terminal knee extension: make a loop with a piece of elastic tubing by tying a knot in both ends. Close the knot in a door at knee height. Step into the loop with your injured leg so the tubing is around the back of your knee. Lift the other foot off the ground and hold onto a chair for balance, if needed. Bend the knee with tubing about 45 degrees. Slowly straighten your leg, keeping your thigh muscle tight as you do this. Repeat 15 times. Do 2 sets of 15. If you need an easier way to ...more

Dear if you can delay then it's okay otherwise get it done as advised by doc which will help you in quick recovery.

•sports taping- stretch the tape from both ends and apply on the affected area •contrast fomentation (hot and cold). •contrast bath---it is a form of treatment in which knee is applied warm water followed by the immediate application of the knee with ice water.

You can keep it open if it's already been dry. But if it's wet or yellowish coloured liquid is coming out of it then you must keep it covered I hope got an answered.

It's due to heavy impaction over the tendon due to uneven weight bearing in the joint, try to do quadriceps strengthening exercises, along with it avoid heavy exercises. Go for graduated weight bearing exercises.

Yes safe before surgery you can try laser physiotherapy treatment will help you and quadriceps exercise.

Knee replacement is a common procedure now a days and helping lot of patients with knee problems majorly done in cases with grade 3 osteoarthritis. You can surely opt for it if her condition is debilitating and she is not able to walk. Just go for strengthening and range of motion exercises before and after the surgery.

Its better to have brisk walking rather than treadmill or jog. Though never contradicted, its always better to protect the implant as implant too undergo wear and tear.
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