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Why do people that had knee surgery say that they had a knee reconstruction?
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Internal changes.: Anesthetize area, insert scope thru small incision, establish problem after washing out cloudy fluid with sterile clear sol'n, insert thin surgical tool (like scissor), correct prob. Done for torn meniscal cartilage, ant cruciate ligament, remove loose fragments or inflamed tissue. Recovery time depends on proc and ortho: 1-8 wks. Anesthesia reax, infection, clots, fluid reaccum: generally safe.
Answered 4/3/2013
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Reconstruction: Some knee surgeries are: acl reconstruction. Some are not: partial meniscectomy, chondroplasty, etc.
Answered 6/22/2013
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