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Meniscus repair: home essentials

Plan for crutches and possible brace time, not a quick “scope and go.”

Home essentials

  • Crutches for protected or non-weight-bearing as ordered
  • Hinged brace if prescribed (know lock/unlock rules)
  • Ice and elevation station near where you sit most
  • Shower chair or cast/brace cover if you cannot stand safely on one leg

Before surgery

  • Get your exact weight-bearing and flexion limits in writing
  • Practice crutch walking and stairs with a therapist before discharge if possible
  • Move bedroom items to avoid deep squatting for laundry or shoes
  • Arrange help. NWB periods make kitchen and bathing harder

Remember

  • Putting full weight on the leg before you are cleared can disrupt the repair
  • Fever, calf pain, or wound drainage: call your surgical team

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Kyle Macri, DPT, FAAOMPT and Steve Lucci, PT (30+ years combined experience). Patient education only; not medical advice.

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