PCL, PCL & ACL Protocol 2024

POST-OPERATIVE PROTOCOL FOR: POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION COMBINED POSTERIOR CRUCIATE AND ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION (PCL+ACL) Ensure patient achieves milestone prior to progression. No return to contact sports prior to 9 months post-op. Return to gentle non-contact, non-competitive sports at physiotherapist’s discretion but must be over 8 months post-op. Any problems during rehabilitation please contact…

Multi-ligament Protocol Postero-lateral corner 2024

POST-OPERATIVE PROTOCOL FOR: POSTEROLATERAL CORNER RECONSTRUCTION / REPAIR COMBINED POSTEROLATRAL CORNER plus ACL and/or PCL COMBINED POSTEROLATERAL CORNER plus MCL plus ACL and/or PCL Ensure patient achieves milestone prior to progression. No return to contact sports prior to 9 months post-op Return to gentle non-contact, non-competitive sports at physiotherapist’s discretion but must be over 8…

Mulit-ligament Protocol ACL & MCL 2024

Ensure patient achieves milestone prior to progression. No return to contact sports prior to 9 months post-op. Return to gentle non-contact, non-competitive sports at physiotherapist’s discretion but must be over 8 months post-op. Any problems during rehabilitation please contact your physiotherapist or your Consultant Secretary.

MPFL Protocol 2024

Ensure patient achieves milestone prior to progression Timings are a guideline only and progression should be individual to the patient No return to contact sports prior to 3 months post-op – return to sport dictated by particular sport, ability, fitness, confidence, and completion of Phase 4 of the protocol Any problems during rehabilitation please contact…

Microfracture (Trochlea) Protocol 2024

Ensure patient achieves milestone prior to progression. Return to contact sports approximately 20 weeks post-op Return to gentle non-contact, non-competitive sports at physiotherapist’s discretion but must be over 16 weeks post-op Any problems during rehabilitation please contact your physiotherapist or your Consultant Secretary.

Microfracture (Femoral Condyle) Protocol 2024

Ensure patient achieves milestone prior to progression. Return to contact sports approximately 20 weeks post-op Return to gentle non-contact, non-competitive sports at physiotherapist’s discretion but must be over 16 weeks post-op Any problems during rehabilitation please contact your physiotherapist or your Consultant Secretary.

Meniscal Repair Protocol 2024

The protocol is divided into 4 phases Patient must achieve milestones of each phase prior to progression to the next Each phase is adaptable based on the individual patient, and dependent upon the location and size of the repair Weight bearing status post-operatively as well as the intensity and time frame of functional activities may…

ACL Reconstruction protocol 2024

Ensure patient achieves milestone prior to progression. No return to contact sports prior to 6 months post-op. Return to gentle non-contact, non-competitive sports at physiotherapist’s discretion but must be over 5 months post-op. Any problems during rehabilitation please contact your physiotherapist or your Consultant Secretary.