“Post ACL reconstruction accident?”
Car emergency braked whilst I was a passenger, 6 days following ACL reconstruction. I was laid across the whole of the back seats in a knee brace holding my knee, knee straight. I did not feel any pain. I kept my knee straight throughout the impact but there was a jolt. Is this likely to damage the knee or graft?
Male | 33 years old
Complaint duration: 6 days
Medications: nil
Conditions: nil
2 Answers
Most likely not. An exam of the knee would confirm that.
It would unlikely to have damaged the graft or the knee. The knee immobilzer will prevent stress on the graft, which happens with bending the knee.
Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD
Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD
