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Highest education degree (Eg. MD, DO, DPT etc.)
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Years in practice
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Your practice type
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Academic
Private
Mixed type/"privademic"
Military
No longer in practice
Enter your State/Province of practice (if not in the U.S./Canada, please enter your country of practice)
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Are you subspecialty board-certified in orthopaedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery?
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Yes
No
If not, please enter your highest certification
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Do you routinely brace ISOLATED meniscal repairs that have LOST circumferential anatomy (hoop stress)?
Yes
No
Do you routinely brace ISOLATED meniscal repairs that have INTACT circumferential anatomy (hoop stress)?
Yes
No
Do you routinely perform the following for isolated meniscal repairs? (you may select multiple)
There are 6 cases, with the same 4 questions per case. Please choose the BEST ANSWER.
Case 1: 41yo medial meniscus red-red zone peripheral tear, repaired by all-inside technique
At what point will you allow PARTIAL weight-bearing?
Immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
At what point will you allow FULL weight-bearing?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Immediately post-op, will you allow range of motion?
None
0-30 degrees
0-60 degrees
0-90 degrees
Full ROM
At what point will you allow FULL range of motion?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Case 2: 34yo airline mechanic, medial meniscus bucket handle tear repaired by all-inside technique with 4 sutures.
At what point will you allow PARTIAL weight-bearing?
Immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
At what point will you allow FULL weight-bearing?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Immediately post-op, will you allow range of motion?
None
0-30 degrees
0-60 degrees
0-90 degrees
Full ROM
At what point will you allow FULL range of motion?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Case 3: 27yo, lateral meniscus horizontal cleavage tear, repaired with hay-bale stitches.
At what point will you allow PARTIAL weight-bearing?
Immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
At what point will you allow FULL weight-bearing?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Immediately post-op, will you allow range of motion?
None
0-30 degrees
0-60 degrees
0-90 degrees
Full ROM
At what point will you allow FULL range of motion?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Case 4: 17 yo, radial tear at mid body-anterior horn junction of lateral meniscus. Repaired with 2 side-to-side sutures.
At what point will you allow PARTIAL weight-bearing?
Immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
At what point will you allow FULL weight-bearing?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Immediately post-op, will you allow range of motion?
None
0-30 degrees
0-60 degrees
0-90 degrees
Full ROM
At what point will you allow FULL range of motion?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Case 5: 54yo medical assistant, medial meniscus posterior root tear. Repaired with luggage tag and tibial tunnel technique.
At what point will you allow PARTIAL weight-bearing?
Immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
At what point will you allow FULL weight-bearing?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Immediately post-op, will you allow range of motion?
None
0-30 degrees
0-60 degrees
0-90 degrees
Full ROM
At what point will you allow FULL range of motion?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Case 6: 21yo football (soccer) player, lateral meniscus posterior horn complete radial tear at popliteal hiatus. Repaired side-to-side.
At what point will you allow PARTIAL weight-bearing?
Immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
At what point will you allow FULL weight-bearing?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
Immediately post-op, will you allow range of motion?
None
0-30 degrees
0-60 degrees
0-90 degrees
Full ROM
At what point will you allow FULL range of motion?
immediately
2 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
>8 weeks
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