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Torn ACL and Meniscus

by sockerkid123, Dec 23, 2006 12:00AM

Tags: meniscus, orthopedic, recovery

I am going to have the surgury in a week and im not sure yet what they will be replacing my ACL with. But my main question is about the recovery time? How long and how long before i can walk without crutches. And lastly how long will i be in a brace and gennerally what kind of brace is it?

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