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I had surgery for acl recon using patellar tendon on tuesday, april 27th. last night i accidentally slept on the operative leg (sideways) with all of my pressure on it. is my graft okay and just sore or did i possibly do major damage to it? thank you?

Q: i had surgery for acl recon using patellar tendon on tuesday, april 27th. last night i accidentally slept on the operative leg (sideways) with all of my pressure on it. is my graft okay and just sore or did i possibly do major damage to it? thank you?

: Unlikely that you have postop damage but would be useful to let your doctor know if increasing pain or stiffness

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Unlikely that you have postop damage but would be useful to let your doctor know if increasing pain or stiffness

Answered 5/3/2021

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A member asked:

I had surgery for acl recon using patellar tendon on tuesday, april 27th. last night i accidentally slept on the operative leg (sideways) with all of my pressure on it. is my graft okay and just sore or did i possibly do major damage to it? thank you?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Bennett Machanic answered

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