Knee- ACL PT Rx thru LCL Flashcards
Does the PT rx change from isolated ACL tear to consider additional tissue damage?
YES
- ACL
- MCL
- Medial meniscus
What percentage of ACL tears also have meniscal tears?
22-86%
What is a partial meniscectomy?
- no change
- take a tiny piece out NOT the whole thing, nothing changes from ACL protocol = no reconstruction to protect
What is a mensical repair?
- stitched meniscus, NEED TO PROTECT
- slower progressions due to greater protection needed for meniscal healing to occur
Why can a meniscal repair make achieving ROM more difficult and limit ACL prognosis?
- takes longer to reach ROM goals, have to protect the meniscus to allow healing, cant be as aggressive
What percentage of ACL tears also occur with a bone bruise?
80%
What is considered skeletally immature in regards to bone bruise healing with ACL/PCL and meniscal injuries?
2 weeks - 3 months
What is considered skeletally mature in regards to bone bruise healing with ACL/PCL and meniscal injuries?
1month - 1 year
What is the average time to heal a bone bruise with ACL/PCL and meniscal injuries?
3.2 months
What does a bone bruise do to ROM with an ACL/PCL or meniscal injury?
- delaying factor, leads to more difficulty reaching full ext and proper quad function bc of pain in extension due to CPP and bony approximation
Are MCL tears most often surgically repaired?
NO
How long do precautions last with MCL tears?
initial 4-6 weeks
What are precautions with MCL tears?
- only sagittal plane activity
- limit tibial ER and valgus stresses
When is there a better outcome with MCL tears along with an ACL tear?
- with 10 weeks delay for ACL surgery than 3 weeks
What percentage of ACL tears also have an articular cartilage defect?
36%
What is a debridement?
- “clean it up” fixing it and smoothing over tear
What are the precautions with debridement for an articular cartilage defect along with ACL tear?
- WBAT 3-5 days
- No delays to ACL rehab
What is Osterarticular Transport System (OATS) and AUtologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) (cultured) doing for an articular cartilage defect with an ACL tear?
- most conservative guidelines
- greatest delays to ACL rehab for cartilage defects
** cartilage grown in petri dish, then put back in the body to protect
What is the benefit of a microfx for articular cartilage defect with ACL tears?
- Cause bleeding, inflammation for repair
- “fills in” articular cartilage’s spot
What are the precautions and outcomes with a microfx surgery for articular cartilage defects with ACL tears?
- NWB 2-8 weeks
- likely delay to ACL rehab
What is the progression of outcomes for articular cartilage defect interventions along with an ACL tear?
-OATS outcomes > ACI > Microfx
What is the clotting for repair of ACL inhibited by?
synovial fluid
Do many patients return to high risk activities post ACL tear without surgery?
- few return to high-risk activity without surgery due to continual instability
What percentage of ACL tears are surgically repaired?
65%
What are some arthroscopic techniques to repair an ACL tear?
- bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) grafts (autograft or allograft)
- semitendinosus/ gracilis (STG) graft
What is the difference between autograft and allograft with BPTB grafts?
autograft = from self
allograft = from donor
What do they ensure with arthroscopic techniques when sx is over after ACL repairement?
full ROM under anesthesia
What is related to poor outcomes with sx for ACL tears?
preoperative weakness
What is the benefit of pre-op PT for ACL tears?
- preop progressive 5 wk program followed by 1 year post-op program
> superior pre-op and post-op function out to 2 years
Where is the incision with a BPTB autograft?
over the patellar tendon
What is removed with a BPTB autograft?
middle 1/3 of:
- bone of patella
- patellar tendon
- bone of tibial tuberosity
Why do up to 1/3 develop anterior knee pain with a BPTB autograft?
- supply to tendon is reduced due to the removal, so we have to be careful to settle down the inflammation and not create tendonistis on top of it
When is the graft strength with a BPTB autograft initially weakening?
within the 1st 4 weeks
- dig a plant up and put it somewhere else metaphor, supply is disrupted