What surgery is a common type of surgery performed for repairing a torn cruciate ligament?

ACL reconstruction is the current standard-of-care surgical treatment for ACL tears. This procedure typically uses a graft, or a piece of tissue, placed in the knee in a minimally invasive surgery that uses small incisions. Most ACL surgeries performed at HSS are ACL reconstructions.

What nerves are affected during ACL surgery?

Injury to the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve (IPBSN) is common after arthroscopic ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon autograft, as reported in up to 88% of the cases.

How long does it take for nerves to regenerate after ACL surgery?

If your nerve is bruised or traumatized but is not cut, it should recover over 6-12 weeks. A nerve that is cut will grow at 1mm per day, after about a 4 week period of ‘rest’ following your injury.

How to treat an anterior cruciate ligament rupture?

There are two ways in which a physiotherapist can treat symptoms relating to anterior cruciate ligament ruptures, either conservatively or post operatively. Conservative treatment – the aim of conservative treatment following an ACL rupture is to restore full movement within the knee whilst making it stable.

What kind of surgery is used to repair a cruciate ligament?

The surgery involves using sutures to create a false ligament on the outside of the joint. TPLO and TTO are more recently developed surgeries and involve using a metal plate to stabilize the normal weight-bearing stresses of the knee joint. TPLO is by far the most common type of surgery to repair a cruciate ligament.

Where does the cranial cruciate ligament ( CCL ) rupture?

Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture. What is the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL)? The cranial cruciate ligament (known as the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in humans) is one of several ligaments in the stifle (knee) that connect the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone).

What is the definition of a cruciate ligament injury?

A cruciate ligament injury is one in which the ligament that stabilizes the knee joint breaks down or even completely ruptures. It can occur both acutely through an injury due to a sudden movement or chronically with a slow degermation over time which is actually more common.