6' 235, athletic. Play ice hockey and volleyball. Avid bowhunter and fly fisherman.
An unbalanced landing courtesy of another player under the net on the volleyball court 10/21/03 caused dislocation of the left knee and patella. The joint was reduced with by a PT-A who plays for our team with my assistance. Patella was reduced at the ER a few hours later. No bone, blood vessle or nerve damage was found and a followup with an OS was scheduled. OS initially diagnosed Complete ACL tear, partial PCL tear and grade I MCL tear. Surgery on 11/19/2003 revealed ACL tear, no PCL damage and grade II MCL tear. ACL was grafted using donor achilles tendon.
Surgical Details:
Surgery Type - Arthrosopy/endoscopy
Anesthesia Type - Spinal w/ twilight sedation
Total O.R Time - 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Torniquet Time - 55 miuntes
O.R Blood Loss - 0
PostOp Recovery Time - 1 hour 30 minutes
Transistional Recovery - 2 hours
Graft fixation - Tibial and Femural bioabsorb screws and femural endobutton
Incisions - 4, 2@1/4", 2@1"
Suture Style - Staple
PostOp Protocol - Acewrap midthigh to midfoot, 10 day 0 extension locked brace. Weight bear to tolerance through crutches.
Initial PT Protocol - S/P 6x2
