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A member asked:
How long does it take to recover from a patella acl injury?
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Minimum 6 weeks: If no complications that injury has a good chance of recovering in 6 weeks.
Answered 2/3/2013
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Depends: Patella injuries and acl injuries are very different and encompasse a wide variation of different injuries. Each injury has very different recovery times. They vary from 2 weeks for a patella bruise, 12 weeks for a patella fracture, 4 months for a patella tendon rupture, to 8-9 months after surgery following an acl reconstruction. Time to visit your friendly neighborhood orthopedic surgeon!
Answered 2/28/2013
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