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What Causes Knee Pain After An ACL Surgery?

Hello, I had acl surgery on my left knee a little over a year ago. It has healed very well. Although, my right knee is hurting now. I am assuming that it is because of the over use I put it through. I am at the decision on whether I should get a lighter brace for my leg that had surgery or not. (I play sports, so I used a heavy duty brace for the year.) But, I was also wondering whether or not I should try to get something for my right leg. My surgeon says that I should be fine because the brace protects my right leg as well as the leg that had surgery. But my right leg is having pain. When I get it checked out, they say that everything is normal. I would just feel comfortable with something on my right leg, even if it is small. So I am wondering if that is a good idea. Or if I should just go with a smaller brace for the leg that had surgery. -RP
Sat, 17 Jan 2015
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After going through your query I concluded that you have got surgery in left knee for ACL. You got pain in the right limb, it may be due to overuse of this as your left limb is operated. It is not advisable to wear brace in nonoperated limb as nothing is to be supported in this limb. You should follow operating surgeons advised as he knows the best how strong is your ligament. You can discuss with your Doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any further questions then don't hesitate to writing to us . I will be happy to help you.
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Wishing you good health.
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What Causes Knee Pain After An ACL Surgery?

Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic After going through your query I concluded that you have got surgery in left knee for ACL. You got pain in the right limb, it may be due to overuse of this as your left limb is operated. It is not advisable to wear brace in nonoperated limb as nothing is to be supported in this limb. You should follow operating surgeons advised as he knows the best how strong is your ligament. You can discuss with your Doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any further questions then don t hesitate to writing to us . I will be happy to help you. You can also write to me directly on below link: https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho Wishing you good health. Take care.