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Are urethral catheters used during acl reconstruction surgery?
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No: Acl reconstructions typically take between 20 and 60 minutes to perform. Catheters are only necessary for surgeries that take longer than 2 hours.
Answered 1/5/2013
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Not usually: Most of the time they are not used.
Answered 11/1/2016
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