who here has had knee surgery?

[taai gihk yahn]

so i finished the suregry,and acl repaired and my miniscus was in the middle of my knee that was repaired too. so i got this done in shenzhen china,the surgeon,has a great reputation,but the other doctors and nurse wow.

well i was told to wear this plastic leg brace for three months even while sleeping.anyone else have to do this in the states? or anywhere else?

I don't do ACL rehab, but my understanding is that relatively early mobilization tends to produce better functional outcomes - so i don't know about immobilizing the knee for 3 months, seems kinda outdated...

again it's not really my area (largely bec most ACL post-op stuff is protocol driven, and I find that sort of thing rather dull), but searching the net should give u a good idea about what's going on these days over here...if u find anything specific (e.g. - ACL rehab protocols) and have any questions about it, let me know

mayb some of the other physio / PT guys (Kwaichang and R) on here have something better to offer?