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A member asked:
Is is it better to get surgery sooner or after some physical therapy for a torn acl/mcl and meniscus?
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Depends: If your are physicaly active and not obese you most likely do fine with postoperative. Physical therapy. Talk to your surgeon.
Answered 4/1/2013
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Sooner: Discuss with your orthopedic surgeon. However, any physical therapy runs the risk of making a torn tendon or ligament worse.
Answered 10/10/2017
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