I decided to go play hard on my dirt bike and trashed my MCL. I have had ACL repair before in the 80s (6 months in plaster before rehab). Is MCL repair as bad as ACL? I am in adequate physical condition, what sort of down time am I looking at? When I had ACL surgery they used a hamstring for the repair, now the practice is to use a patella tendon (unless you are a superstar B-Ball player then you get a cadaver ACL), is there something new which I should look into for the MCL repair? Thanks for the input. OH, Kaiser sucks I have to wait until Jan 28th before I even see a surgeon.
i think you will find that medical technology in this area has improved greatly since the 80's. i had acl reconstruction 1 year ago, i was in rehab 4 days after surgery. no plaster cast. within a week i was walking without crutches (gingerly). best bet is to make sure you get a good or great surgeon and be aggressive with your rehab.
