Suggest Treatment For A Torn Ligament

Posted on Fri, 21 Apr 2017

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Fri, 21 Apr 2017 Answered on

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Question : I have compelete tear of ACL,
i didnot go for surgery and i dont want to. will that be a problem in old ages? now i am 31.
also can i play again with Knee support?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, it can cause problems in future

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Complete ligament tear does not heal on its own without surgery. It does pose problems to the knee joint in future.

It can cause pain during specific movement in the knee joint.

Hope, I answered your query.

Wish you good health.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar