ACL REPAIR SURGERY

DESCRIPTION

After a horrible accident now you feel that your knee is unstable and it might loosen away from your body. Your doctor advises you to have ACL reconstruction surgery. If you want to get your ACL surgery done by experts and also want it to not burden your pocket  Then you should just stick to this article. To know all about it.

What is ACL?

Knee is the most used joint of the body and mother nature makes it strong by 6 ligaments. ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) Is one of the knee ligaments to stabilize the knee to walk and run smoothly. Sometimes the ACL gets torn due to improper strong force acting on the knee. This makes your knee feel like it will fall off when you start walking ,running and most commonly during side-stepping and crossover movement. ACL tears need to be repaired by Surgical intervention otherwise long term complications can happen like osteoarthritis.

ACL reconstruction surgery:

It is also called Knee arthroscopy-ACL or ACL repair surgery. In this procedure a graft is taken from your own body or donor to replace the torn ACL. The torn ligament is removed and the area is cleared. ten the new ligament is placed.

procedure:

LENGTH OF SURGERY

The surgery generally takes about 2 to 3 hours, and you won’t need to stay in the hospital overnight.

TYPE OF ANESTHESIA

General anesthetic is mostly used during this surgery while regional anesthetic is sometimes used in some cases.

RECOVERY TIME

It typically takes about six months to attain a complete recovery from ACL repair. To start with, it’s vital not to overstress your legs. Your leg ought to be up when you’re not moving around or doing your workouts. Prevent excessive standing or walking. If your knee begins to swell, you have overdone it. It takes about two weeks after ACL surgery to be able to walk without crutches, completely straighten out your leg and turn it to 90 degrees.

Partial and complete ACL tears

To determine whether a partial or complete tear, the doctor will do two manual tests:

• Lachman Test: The doctor will try to pull the shin bone from the thigh bone. If ACL is torn but still intact, the bone will not move or will do it just a little.

• Test Shift Pivot: The patient is located on their back while the doctor lifts their legs and places the pressure of rotation on the knee. If the bone does not shift, the test is negative.

Benefits of ACL arthroplasty in Cancun, Mexico

When you choose Cancun, Mexico for your ACL repair, you will enjoy several benefits like:

1. Affordable cost

2. Renowned surgeons

3. Top orthopedic clinics

4. Reduce chances of further damage to the knee

5. Active day-to-day activities

6. Minimally invasive

The procedure starts with the anesthesia. In most cases general anesthesia is given but sometimes, local or spinal anesthesia is also used. The graft made from your own tissue is called autograft and the graft taken from a donor is called allograft. In case of autograft, the tendon is taken from your hamstring tendon or knee cap tendon. This procedure is done with the help of knee arthroscopy, a small incision is used to insert the camera in the knee. This camera will show all the ligaments and other tissues on the knee. Some other incisions are made to insert other instruments to perform the surgery. The old ligament is removed. Surgeon will make a small hole in your bone to place the new ligament. The ligament is then attached to the bone with the help of screws.

before surgery:

you should:

• stop using blood thinners
• stop eating at least 6 to 12 hours before surgery
• try to avoid smoking and drinking alcohol
• tell your surgeon about you any underlying pathology like diabetes

Risks

The risks due to anesthesia include breathing issues and allergic directions to the medicine. The risks of the surgery include infection, bleeding from the wound, delayed healing, blood clot or contracture formation, stiffness of knee joint and damage to the blood vessels.

Recovery:

you can go home on the day of surgery. Your doctor may advise you to wear a knee brace for 1 to 4 weeks. your doctor may prescribe you some painkillers and antibiotics for proper healing. you should keep on moving as soon as possible to avoid joint stiffness. Physical therapy can work wonders after ACL surgery. Complete recovery is possible from 4 to 6 months.

cost:

The average cost of ACL surgery in America is $14800 while in Cancun it is 50% less.  It costs about $7000 to $8000 in Cancun.

Cancun; a medical tourism heaven:

Cancun has everything a medical tourism spot needs. It has the top notch surgeons, highly qualified medical staff, lush hotels for stay and extremely affordable packages. Cancun is giving a tough time to all other countries in the field of medical tourism. The weather of Cancun is also blessed by nature because it is favorable for the healing of wounds. The atmosphere is clean so you don’t have to worry about infection of wounds.

Recommended hospitals:

• Hospital galenia: hospital galenia is the best hospital in the cancun in every field. It has the best doctors in every specialty. The doctors and staff are fluent in English as well as spanish. Raúl Enrique Euán Ávila and Dr. Jacques Mikhail are providing their expertise here.
• Hospital americano: hospital americano is one of the shining stars in Cancun.the staff is highly qualified and trained. give this hospital a go.
• Amerimed hospital : this hospital is best in regard to orthopedic surgeries because of Dr. Fernandos Granados Macie.

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