What it is
Rehabilitation respects the graft, any additional procedures and surgeon instructions, progressing from swelling control to running and sport using criteria.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Early pain and swelling
- Restricted knee extension or flexion
- Quadriceps weakness and difficulty with gait, stairs or single-leg control
Video
No video has been added for this condition yet.
Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal injuries: a best-evidence synthesis of systematic reviews for the OPTIKNEE consensus.
Clinical guideline / consensus · 2022
After Surgery
When should the medical team be contacted?
Fever or wound discharge, wound opening, new one-sided leg swelling, difficulty breathing, chest pain, a cold limb, progressive weakness, deformity or sudden loss of function require immediate contact with the medical team or emergency services.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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