Post Operative Protocols
ACL Meniscal Repair Protocol
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Brace | At all times | At all times | At all times apart for knee bending exercises | May remove except at night May shower without brace | May remove except at night Remove for walking when has good qudriceps control | May sleep without brace | May sleep without brace | May sleep without brace |
| Knee bending (flexion) | No bending | No bending | To 90° While sitting, use gravity and opposite leg to bend knee | To 100° | To 110° | To 120° | To 130° | To 140° |
| Weight bearing | No weight bearing | No weight bearing | As tolerated | As tolerated | As tolerated | As tolerated | As tolerated | |
| Crutches | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | As required |
Meniscal Repair Protocol
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Brace | At all times | At all times | Remove for knee bending exercises
May remove for showering |
Continue brace at night Remove for walking when has good qudriceps control |
Continue brace at night | May sleep without brace | No brace | No brace |
| Knee bending | No bending | No bending | To 90° | To 90° | To 90° | To 100° | To 110° | To 120° |
| Weight bearing | No weight bearing | No weight bearing | Weight bear 25% | Weight bear 50% | Weight bear 75% | Weight bear 100 % | Weight bear 100% | Weight bear 100% |
| Crutches | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | As advised when fully weight bearing |
