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Will i need physical therapy after arthroscopy? i am having arthroscopy on my knee. will i need physical therapy afterwards?
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Depend upon: All depend upon why the arthrocopy was done for.Usually arthroscopy for a plain patrial menisectomy require only home pt specially if you have a good quad, however on more complicated surgeries that require to be non weight bearing for a while that leads to quad atrophy the answer is yes.
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