2 days after ACL surgery

Must not be a QT graft 🤣

Exactly that would be a goal at 6 weeks

I always admire your optimism😅

It’s the little things early on that give me a glimpse. Look at these quad sets without any stim. Pretty impressive. Excellent prognosis!

Watching this when all I see is QT graft patients in my clinic

I would be very happy with that, even at the first post-op visit! I think these star patients generally have a quad that is “prehabbed,” have good ROM pre-op and initiate quad exercises very early post-op. My goal is full extension and a good SLR by the first visit.

new clinic?

Yes sir. Moved next door and expanded PT

love it

Getting better at using Compex. Can be a very useful tool in those early phases.

This is one of the worst exercises to do after ACL because of the enormous stress it puts on the new graft. See Henning et al 1985

Generally speaking how soon after surgery do you expect your ACLR patients to be able to perform a SLR?

First week