ACLRECONSTRUCTIONTECHNIQUE

When an ACL ligament breaks, it doesn't repair. It reconstructs using Arthroscopic surgery. ACL tears are not usually repaired using suture (stitches) because repaired ACLs have generally been shown to fail over time.

So Arthroscopy surgery is required to relieve pain and difficulties and to prevent future possibilities of arthritis. Arthroscopy surgery is also called keyhole surgery and is a minimally invasive surgical procedure

Two small holes are made in the knee. From 1 hole , a camera is inserted and from 1 instrument is inserted. So it's a natural surgery. The procedure uses a connective tissue graft to rebuild or replace th injured ACL.Tissue is taken from your own body to create ligament. Once blood supply comes, it becomes a natural ligament.

Post surgery , you can immediately walk with a stick and braces. Stick is for 1 week or so and braces go away within 2-3 weeks. Once ligament starts having normal blood flow, you can do everything like playing sports, go for jumping, hiking, rock climbing, So to prevent future arthritis, ligament reconstruction is necessary www.delhiarthroscopy.com

Aboutdrshekharsrivastav

Dr Shekhar Srivastav heads the Orthopedics Department and is the senior orthopedics consultant performing Joint replacement & Arthroscopic Surgeries of Knee & Shoulder Joints. He has a keen interest in management of Knee & Shoulder problems and is one best robotic knee replacement surgeon in Delhi and North India. He has performed thousands of Knee Replacement ( Primary, Revision & Unicondylar replacement) & Arthroscopic Surgeries ( ACL, Meniscus, Cartilage surgeries). Similarly in Shoulder he’s an expert in performing Shoulder Arthroscopies ( Bankart repair, Rotator Cuff Repair) & Shoulder replacement Surgeries ( Total & Reverse Shoulder Replacements). He has keen interest in following area of Orthopedics www.delhiarthroscopy.com