I am a 53 year old physically active male
who has had three acl replacements (all
allografts) within a one year time frame,
the most recent about one year ago. My
most recent replacement was "eaten away"
by two different types of staff infection,
most likely contracted at the time of the
third replacement only 10 days earlier.
I am trying to determine what I can do,
other than exercise, to compensate for not
having an acl in my right knee and would
like to know where can I find statistics
on the success rates of fourth acl
replacements in men of my age? Also,
where can I go to determine what, if any,
altermative procedures can be performed to
enable me to function normally in terms of
athletics and every day life?
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MPT
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 43 Location: NY
Posted: 02-22-04 14:57pm
I don't think you will find many stats on
acl repair x4. It just does not happen
that often.
Many people live with acl deficent knees.
The main factor is how much instability
there is at your knee. You can wear a
brace and work on your hamstring
strength---a lot... And usually streching
your hamstrings is a bad idea--you want
them tight!! Talk with your md or get a
good physical therapist to help you out!!
