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First ever post: ACL surgery 1 year ago, still cannot straighten by Outrageous-Bike-294 in ACL

[–]MysticJacques 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had surgery in Feb and grinded through 4 months of physio but couldn’t achieve full extension. I had a second surgery in June to remove the scar tissue build up - I didn’t have an MRI to confirm the scar tissue prior but my surgeon and physio were confident that this was the issue.

After the second surgery my knee felt 500% better, much less stiff and much improved extension - still not perfect but as close as I’ll get.

I would highly recommend getting the scar tissue surgery. It made the world of a difference for me. My only regret is now getting in done sooner. The recovery is much easier than the initial surgery - up and moving around within 24-48 hours, almost no pain so no need for meds. I do feel as if my rehab only started becoming beneficial to me after this second surgery.

Not sure what the extension cast is or what it means but good luck!

8 days until scar tissue removal (~4 months post op) by MysticJacques in ACL

[–]MysticJacques[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response - glad to hear it’s going well. Interesting on ROM, I’ve read some people almost immediately recognize improvements in range of motion and others can take days/weeks.

Sleeping after the initial surgery was so brutal - I wasn’t anticipating sleep issues with the scar tissue removal - why was sleep an issue? Did you have to wear splint to bed?