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Tom Mini is one of the most complex
and one of the most important joints in your body well
it is made up of bones ligaments and cartilage
damage to any individual hard can dramatically restrict
the normal movement of the late and can even interfere with the ability to lost
let's take a look at the way the knee joint is put together
the femur or thigh bone meets the fibula and tibia
to create a flexible joint called the knee I'll
helping to stabilize the knee are the ligaments well
the ligaments many are strong flexible cords a tissue
that hold the bones together they maintain stability and allow the normal
range of motion when you walk or run
to the anterior cruciate ligament or
ATL guides the tibia portions on
it helps keep your feet below your knees and your legs from buckling as you lost
twisting or bending the knee during sports or other strenuous activities
can damage the ligaments during an injury
patients often report feeling or even hearing
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other symptoms include swelling restricted movement
pain and even the inability to stand on the affected leg
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on the day of your operation you'll be asked to put on a surgical gown
you may receive a sedative by mouth
an intravenous line may be put in you will then be transferred to the
operating table
in the operating room a nurse will prepare you for surgery
by shaving away the surgeon will then apply
antiseptic solution to the skin around the knee and place a sterile drape
around the operative site
the anesthesiologist will begin to know my lower body
by injecting drug into the small of your back them
to perform arthroscopic surgery your doctor will make a few small button hole
size incisions
in the area around the world
an arthroscope is a very small video camera
that your doctor uses to see the inside of your knee
and to guide the surgery
in be for your doctor can answer the charges go the surgical team that must
inject a clear fluid into the joint
this fluid will inflate the interior space
and will help your doctor by providing an unobstructed view
and enough room in which to work
the actual surgical instruments will be inserted through one or more
other small openings weld
after verifying that the anterior cruciate ligament
or ACL has been suffering
your doctor will begin the procedure by removing a piece of tissue from the
front of the knee
this tissue or grafting has bone on both ends
and a sectional tendon stretch between dubbed
next the team drills a hole in the end of the 50 yard
do and another
in the top shared these holes become the sockets for the Bonanza the tendon graft
taking the beginning the procedure do
the ligament graft is then inserted into place do
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the procedures complete
the team withdraws the instruments that
and the surgical fluid drained safely from the old
following surgery sterile dressings are obliged
to aid in healing your knee may be stabilized with the brace
and you'll be encouraged to use crutches during the recovery process
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