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Stage/grade of ACL tear in knee
Hi Doctors, How can we know what is the stage of my ACL tear in Knee. As per MRI reports it is written that "Heterogeneous signal intensities with non-visualization/discontinuity of fibers of ACL- likely full thickness tear"
Also is that true grade 1 or 2 can be recovered with physiotherapy but not grade 3? Please reply.
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Mri is not a ultimate decision maker for surgery
It’s a combination of clinical examination and imaging which decides wether to operate or not
And clinically it’s the instability which we look for
If ur knee shows intability as compared with the other knee and then ur findings on mri are considered
If ter is no instability clinically then we can consider conservative management
Talking about grades in mri
It’s not of much importance if ur knee is lax
If lax knee + mri findings then the options is operate
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If u are having instability knee, i will suggest you surgery.
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Clinical acumen and experience plays a very important role in decision making for surgery.
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Dr. Mohit Garg
Orthopedist
6 yrs exp
Bathinda
Hi dear
On clinical examination we check for joint laxity
If joint is lax and mri says acl tear then we plan surgery
If joint is not lax and mri says partial tear then we advise physio
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