- How the surgery is performed
- What precautions to take
- How long to stay in the hospital
- When you can start walking
I am no expert to give any more information than what you can research on. But there are a few points that are must-do which may or may not be adviced to you. I'm not too sure about the advices you would get in other countries, but I'm pretty sure that some of these are missed out for a common man undergoing this from a medium class hospital in India.
- The reconstruction surgery is only 50% cure. Remaining 50% comes from your physio excercises that you would do for 9 - 12 months after the surgery
- Have a good chat with your doctor - I may sound too obvious here, but it is important to understand a bit on the whole rehab procedure where surgery is the main part. There is nothing wrong in asking questions. Yes, Doctors are considered next to God in our culture. Still keep asking questions and get comfortable with the whole procedure
- Ensure that someone close to you is around to take care of you for first 6 weeks. Yes - you'd need your spouse / parents / siblings to support you both physically and psychologically
- Know your physio - Remember that 50% of your cure is going to be through physio excercises. Know what you'd do on the first day, the first week, first month and subsequent periods. It is good to mentally practice your life style to avoid any mental shock
Mental shock? Why that? We'll talk about that in the next post.
Side note: The link http://www.arthroscopy.com/sp05018.htm has good information to start with. Here it talks about Pateller tendon to be grafted for ACL reconstruction.
My doctor grafted a few strands from my hamstring and used it for ACL reconstruction. This is a newer method. You can read more about this method in http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/aclrepain/a/aclgrafts.htm. There are pros and cons for both methods.
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