ACL reconstruction

ACL reconstruction 2019-07-20 Person 5 5 0

Mr Bailey was brilliant before and after surgery He listen to my concerns and made me feel at ease and explained every eventuality,which put my mind at ease After surgery he continued to put my mind at ease and virtually step by step he has guided me and been there to offer advise and support,i cant thank Mr Bailey enough After many years of accepting my knee and struggling to live with it,i now feel very comfortable with little or no pain and im looking forward to a full recovery with the help of Mr Bailey

ACL reconstruction 2016-07-22 Person 4 5 0

I tore my ACL during a netball match aged 16, and this wasn't initially picked up in A&E. After a few weeks of hobbling around on crutches and some painful 'slips' (where my knee was unstable and it slipped during exercise/ daily activities,) which only made it worse, I went to a local physio who referred me directly to an orthopaedic surgeon - who was brilliant. The operation was fine, as was the recovery. However, at sixteen I didn't quite appreciate the importance of doing the physio afterwards - which I now couldn't emphasise enough. This has contributed to another injury a few years down the line (torn meniscus), for which I also had an operation. However, after the ACL reconstruction, I returned to competitive sport (rowing), at which I competed at a high level with only some complications. Running is still a no-go unless I keep my weight right down, and I did have to be careful when playing sports such as netball, tennis and basketball - although I'm sure with a dedicated and focused recovery to re-build strength in the affected knee then this would be fine. I've never got back up to former standard with skiing - but again this would depend how dedicated you are in your recovery, and I have started to snowboard instead as this limits lateral twisting through the knee. Advice would be to DO YOUR PHYSIO and to keep your weight down.