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What are treatments for a grade 3 tear posterior horn medical meniscus and acl tear?

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Surgery vs Therapy: Most healthy, active people with a torn medial meniscus require arthroscopic surgery to treat the tear. Reconstructing the acl, becomes a more difficult problem. It is a bigger surgery, requiring 6 months to 1 year of rehab. Decision for surgery is based on an individual basis.

Answered 2/11/2013

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Surgery.: Usually one would require an ACL reconstruction, with a partial medial meniscectomy.

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