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1148201 tn?1262165258

Multiple torn ligaments knee HELP

I have been told that I need to have all four ligaments fixed with surgery. Has anybody torn many ligaments at one time of your knee. Have you had it fixed and should I let them fix all at one time?.Also I have nerve damage causing foot drop that they say they will attempt to fix at as well. They need to graph from both hamstrings to my knee as well as a piece  from my other knee. Many holes and much more pain. Ouch need some support to get though this one just a word from the wise. If you have had any done please let me know what you experienced as I find very little on web about multiple ruptures.  
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1148201 tn?1262165258
ACL,PCL and LCL are torn and are no longer attached and need to fixed  MCL is really lax
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Hello!

There are two menisci, anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and medial and lateral collateral ligaments in your knee joint, total six ligaments.

Sometimes there are accidents where you injure medial meniscus, medial collateral ligament and anterior cruciate ligament together and this is called O'Donoghue triad. So it is possible that you have multiple ligaments involved and you have to go for a surgery and then follow up with proper physiotherapy to recover completely.

Take care!
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1148201 tn?1262165258
I was on my way home from work and a driver who forgot the road rules cut over a traffic light and wiped me and my mint ZZR 400 K that was fully restored out. That put me in a hospital bed for 4 months. My pelvis was plated bones are mended and I have healed to  the point where all life threatening problems are over and can now have my knee fixed but have found it to be a way more serious thing than expected.
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how did you manage to do that??
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