ACL Reconstruction Using Your Own Tissue: Hvornår du skal kontakte lægen

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• Sudden severe knee pain with instability or giving way (graft failure concern)
• Sudden pop or tearing sensation in the knee (graft rupture concern)
• Persistent severe calf pain, swelling, warmth (DVT concern)
• Sudden shortness of breath, chest pain (PE concern)
• Loss of consciousness
• Heavy bleeding from incision or graft harvest site
• Sudden inability to extend knee or bear weight
• Wound dehiscence with exposed tissue
• Fever above 38.5°C with worsening wound concerns (septic arthritis concern)
• Fever above 38.5°C without other clear cause
• New or worsening wound redness, drainage, or warmth at portal sites or graft harvest site
• Increasing rather than decreasing pain after expected peak
• New significant effusion (large swelling) beyond expected post-op
• Persistent inability to achieve full extension (extension lag after week 2 is concerning)
• New numbness or tingling in leg or foot
• Sensation of instability or giving way with daily activities
• Fall or twist of operated knee
• Mechanical symptoms (locking, catching) suggesting meniscal or graft issue

Hav dine oplysninger klar, når du ringer

• Navnet på din operation (ACL Reconstruction Using Your Own Tissue) og datoen for din operation
• Din aktuelle temperatur
• Smerteniveau (0–10) og hvor det er
• Al medicin du har taget de seneste 24 timer
• En beskrivelse af såret (rødme, væske, åbning)