1 Day after ACL Surgery at Sanders Clinic

For this video with sound please watch "1 Day after ACL Surgery at Sanders Clinic (with sound).
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are a common orthopaedic problem, especially in sports that are high-contact or involve sudden changes in direction. This particular patient was from Ohio and tore his right ACL while riding motocross. He flew down on a Tuesday and had his operation on a Wednesday. He walked out of the hospital the same day with no crutches or braces and came into the clinic the next day. His dressings were changed, xrays were taken, and he was instructed on what he would be doing while he was in town and when he returned home. This video is of footage from Thursday, approximately 24 hours after surgery. While the footage only shows him walking and using the Shuttle Miniclinic, there are many other exercises involved. His ACL reconstruction involved taking a bone-patellar tendon-bone graft from his left knee and inserting it into his right knee. This graft is what is known as the "gold standard" because of its strength and healing time. For more information about ACL reconstruction at the Sanders Clinic, Dr. Sanders, or other injuries, please visit http://www.sandersclinic.net or call 1-888-8DR MARK.

*These results ARE typical.

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[prorican21]

How come the graft was taken from the other knee, i'm gettin gready to have surger soon, and they are taking a graft from the same knee.....will this make the recovery more difficult?

[sandersclinic]

@prorican21

The reason to take the graft from the opposite knee is because the resultant is far less post operative pain, and resultant ability to get right back out there, first in activities of daily living and back to sports by three months.

[t00shortaura]

WOW this is fake.... its been 5 days since i had my ACL recon surgury and i cant even bend my knee..shiit i cant even take shiit without breaking a sweat. Try it try takin a shiit while keep your knee straight the whole time.

[niceparkjob]

there is no way in hell this is one day after surgery...he would be in so much pain still. I had a piece of my patella tendon cut out due to a severe case of jumpers knee and I couldn't walk for almost a week. When I got off crutches after 5 days I still walked with a huge limp...so this video is shit. It's now a month and a half later and I am now just being able to START physical therapy...this is some bull shit right here!

[Paul69416]

I had this surgery done.i got the stitches out yesterday after 2 weeks.I am still in cast and will be for the next few weeks.No way can ya walk next after this surgery.

[bobbytropical]

@Juliesauer1122 Agreed!

[MetoEge]

i could not walk when i had operation this is superb

[popopop824]

bs im 2 days out of surgery and no way i could do that

[Juliesauer1122]

BULLSHITT!!! change the title to " 1 MONTH AFTER ACL SURGERY AT SANDERS CLINIC"

[mj123ol]

Hey!!! I'm a nurse. this appears to be fake

[soccerfanof3and7]

This is very real. My 14 year old daughter just had her ACL repaired by Dr. Sanders on Wednesday August 3, 2011. Today is August 6, 2011 and she had done everything I have seen in the videos from the Sanders Clinic. She had a complete ACL reconstruction. She is already bending her knees to 145 degrees. Dr. Sanders has called everyday to the Therapist, Allen, to check on her progress. She is only three days out and started doing wall squats today. We are from NC and flew in just for Dr Sanders.

[bdavison31]

I had ACL reconstruction with a bone-patellar tendon-bone allograft last week and I could walk the same day after my surgery. I didn't do a lot of it mind you, just to the bathroom when necessary, but no crutches were necessary. I had full extension and 50 degrees of flexion. I did think it was a honeymoon period and that the anesthetic had not worn off, but I've been able to walk fine since, and I'm a week post-op now. I know recover is a lot more difficult though without an allograft.

[vroosa89]

I tore my acl out completely from softball, just had new acl put in not using any tissue from myself and had repaired ligaments and I can tell you I couldn't lift my leg for almost A good week! I just had it done 10 days ago and I am still in pain and my knee is still swollen and it still hurts to be on it for a long time! This guy is a freakin hulk if he had acl and he can do all this the next day! And I have one of the best orthopedics in Oklahoma!!!!!

[JoEyS97]

This can't be I had my left ACL replaced by hamstring by Dr. W Froese Winnipeg, MB Canada a leader in ACL reconstruction. And already on day 3 I am still finding it hard to walk without crutches however I can still manage using very little force on the crutches so I imagine tomorrow or the day after I will get rid of them. This video looks fake because there is no swelling and who in their right mind want to even risk it to walk on your own 24 hours after.