Symptoms of failed cruciate ligament surgery

Cruciate ligament surgery is one of the surgical procedures that work to treat the total or partial rupture of the cruciate ligament, and we answer some questions about it in the following article.

Knee swelling after cruciate ligament surgery

There are four ligaments in the knee, including the cruciate ligament, which works to give the knee proper stability and the ability to move more naturally, and the cruciate ligament can be injured as a result of several reasons, including a sudden and strong fall on the knee, collision, or a strong twisting of the knee, which causes a partial or complete tear in the ligament.

Surgery is performed to repair and treat the cruciate ligament, and its injury usually occurs in athletes, and this process enables them to restore their usual physical activity, improve the condition of the injured person, and work to strengthen the strength of the knee to bear the pressure again.

After the cruciate ligament operation, the person may be exposed to some complications that lead to failure in the surgery. Signs of the failure of the cruciate ligament operation may appear as follows:

• Feeling severe pain in the knee.
• Presence of instability in the knee.
• The presence of bruises in the part around the knee.
• An imbalance or imbalance in the traffic.

Knee cracking after cruciate ligament surgery

Complications after surgeries are numerous, but they mostly affect a few people after surgery, and the surgeon works to avoid damage through good preparation of the patient before the operation, including determining the appropriate type of anesthesia and recovery with anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as choosing the most appropriate type of surgery and some comprehensive examination of the patient.

Cruciate ligament surgery is one of the surgeries that repair the ligament and restores it to work in order to improve the condition of the injured person and his ability to restore his daily activity, but the injured person may be exposed to the dangers of the operation, including hearing a crackling sound accompanied by pain, and in this case, he must be referred to the doctor to carry out the necessary examinations.

Knee swelling after cruciate ligament surgery

Swelling in the knee is one of the symptoms that can accompany cruciate ligament surgery, and it can be dealt with through cold water compresses, which improve the condition of the injured person and give the possibility to reduce swelling and pain in the knee, and the swelling goes away by the first week of surgery.