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dwerten · 05-19-2010, 04:42 PM

Please do not walk him if he is injured let him rest

If acl rupture or tear then the initial pain is when it happens initially.

Can you feel where the luxating patella is on the knee and can you move it back in place by massaging that area of the knee?

If it was broke it is very painful

if fractured they will put a little pressure on it and limp

With my dd i waited 24 hrs and she was lifting her leg so i took her in for xray and it was not broke or fractured and turned out to be acl injury so we rested for 2 months and she was fine. If after two months and acl rupture then surgery will be needed. First you have to rule out break or fracture by xray

They will do drawer and tibial thrust test to see if acl rupture

It can also be soft tissue injury - it can be alot of things

05-19-2010, 04:42 PM	#3
dwerten BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11,073	Please do not walk him if he is injured let him rest If acl rupture or tear then the initial pain is when it happens initially. Can you feel where the luxating patella is on the knee and can you move it back in place by massaging that area of the knee? If it was broke it is very painful if fractured they will put a little pressure on it and limp With my dd i waited 24 hrs and she was lifting her leg so i took her in for xray and it was not broke or fractured and turned out to be acl injury so we rested for 2 months and she was fine. If after two months and acl rupture then surgery will be needed. First you have to rule out break or fracture by xray They will do drawer and tibial thrust test to see if acl rupture It can also be soft tissue injury - it can be alot of things Last edited by dwerten; 05-19-2010 at 04:46 PM.