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Old Yeller · 03-30-2011, 03:30 PM

I was in a full cast from my ankle to my upper thigh for two weeks afterwards because apparently when they repair the meniscus, they don't want you bending your leg at all.

When I had the cast on I could obviously put more pressure on my leg so I didn't actually use the crutches much after the first few days.

Then once I got the removable cast off I was back on crutches for a good week or two.

Edit: and I could totally see the 4 month point as being crucial. I was back to running after 3 months but I was still doing physio to help with muscle regeneration and mobility so my physio guy kept me pretty humble.

03-30-2011, 03:30 PM	#67
Old Yeller First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2004 Exp:	I was in a full cast from my ankle to my upper thigh for two weeks afterwards because apparently when they repair the meniscus, they don't want you bending your leg at all. When I had the cast on I could obviously put more pressure on my leg so I didn't actually use the crutches much after the first few days. Then once I got the removable cast off I was back on crutches for a good week or two. Edit: and I could totally see the 4 month point as being crucial. I was back to running after 3 months but I was still doing physio to help with muscle regeneration and mobility so my physio guy kept me pretty humble.