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| healthiswealth
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:34 pm |
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My son 13yrs has an acl tear confirmed by mri . He is advised surgery but his physis are open should we go in for surgery now or wait . He walks fine no pain uses brace for the injured knee . Injury was 2months back.Will the surgery cause any deformity in his leg what is the percentage of deformity in this age
Thank you
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| Tom Plamondon PA-C
- Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:25 am |
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 Hello,
There may be a risk of medial meniscal tear in waiting to have ACL repair. *
It would be worthwhile to review the risks and benefits of surgery with his orthopedic surgeon.
Take care.
*http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12426537
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