ACL and other ligament reconstruction, with rehabilitation planned from the start.
What is involved
Instability after ligament injury in people returning to pivoting sport
Reconstruction replaces a torn ligament with a graft, most often taken from your own hamstring or patellar tendon. The operation is the shorter part of the process: the outcome is determined by nine to twelve months of rehabilitation, which is why the programme is arranged before the surgery and why prehabilitation beforehand is part of the plan.
What the appointment includes
Fees
Most insurers require a GP referral and a pre-authorisation number. Get both before you attend and bring the reference.
Self-funded surgery is quoted as a package covering the consultant, the anaesthetist, the hospital and the scheduled follow-up.
Some policies cover the operation and not the physiotherapy afterwards, which is the half that determines the result.
Where an insurer pays less than the quoted fee, you will be told the difference in writing before anything is booked.
Most people who come to us do not, and that is the honest answer for the majority of the conditions on this site. The consultation exists to work out which group you are in, and it always covers the non-surgical options first.
Appointments
Consultations are with a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. Bring any imaging you have already had — it often saves repeating it.