Meniscal Repair

University of Delaware Physical Therapy · UDPT Clinical Team

Weight-Bearing

WB per surgeon; immobilizer locked at 0° for ambulation weeks 1-4; immobilizer d/c per surgeon

Key Restrictions

No loaded knee flexion past 45° for 4 weeks; no loaded knee flexion beyond 90° for 8 weeks; no resisted hamstring exercise initially; CKC to 45° begins week 4; loaded flexion beyond 90° begins at 8 weeks

Timeline & Phases

Weeks 1-2 (1-3 visits), Weeks 3-4 (6-12 visits), Weeks 5-7 (6-16 visits), Weeks 8-11 (6-20 visits), Weeks 12-14 PRN (2-10 visits); 12-24 visits total

Notes

University of Delaware PT Clinic; isolated meniscal repair; arthroscopically assisted open repair or all inside repair; secondary: ACL/PCL reconstruction, chondroplasty; NMES for quad started week 1, progressed to 60° by weeks 3-4; return to sport criteria: MVIC, KOS, and hop test > 90% per surgeon; 6-month and 1-year follow-up functional testing

Surgeon / Author

UDPT Clinical Team