| To have one family member have a operation would | | | | the twins, this also helped to prepare the two other |
| not be anything to difference to hear about in | | | | daughters for their operation. This also made things |
| society today, but to hear about a family with four | | | | easy for the surgeon because the operation on the |
| daughters who required the same operation for the | | | | twins was his template for the other two sisters |
| same injury and finally having the same surgeon do | | | | identical injury. |
| the procedure would be very unusual to say the | | | | How long would they be in hospital for? |
| least. With this extraordinary development questions | | | | Their time in hospital was from the morning of the |
| needed to be answer to understand why this may | | | | operation and through two over night stays then |
| have happened to four sisters. | | | | home for resting. The reason for the two over |
| Is this type of injury hereditary? | | | | night's stays was for a follow up on the surgery in |
| No it is not but under the circumstances you may | | | | case of after surgery complications. Secondly excess |
| think this because of the situation your family has | | | | fluid built up from the surgery had to be drained from |
| found it self in. This injury is not like let say gout that | | | | the knee area to increase their recovery and mobility. |
| is hereditary in some cases. Remember this knee | | | | When can rehabilitation start? |
| ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) is an injury that | | | | After a good two weeks resting while having leg |
| happens while doing aggressive movements in sports | | | | elevated they will also need to start the walking |
| causing the knee area to twist awkwardly. Gout is a | | | | process with the aid of there crotches, like back and |
| painful form of arthritis that means to have | | | | forward to the bathroom or kitchen or their rooms |
| inflammation of the joints. This injury the ACL is very | | | | slowly weight baring each day as much as they are |
| common in running, jumping and contact sports. | | | | able to. After this period and follow up checks with |
| Would each daughter go through the same | | | | the surgeon it is time for the Physio to take them |
| operation? | | | | through the next step of recovery. |
| The first injuries were done by identical twin sisters, | | | | What would their recovery program be? |
| they had the same procedure done to different | | | | In all four operations even though they happened in |
| knees, one did her left ACL the other her right ACL. | | | | different years the recovery program given to each |
| They also had the same surgeon who is the top in | | | | sister was pretty much 99% similar for the four of |
| his field of knee and tumour injuries perform the | | | | them. This included the pre-work out requirements |
| operation. The twins went through the exact same | | | | that had to be done before their operations. These |
| procedure on different knees making their surgeon | | | | pre-rehab workouts were done through their |
| the first in his field to operate on identical twins with | | | | Physiotherapist who was there choice via their |
| identical injuries on the same day. As for the other | | | | surgeon. This work before the procedure was the |
| two sisters when their injuries occurred they also | | | | most important ingredient to a fast recovery for |
| went through the same surgical process as their twin | | | | each sister, so making sure they did this work was |
| sisters with the same surgeon. It was a situation that | | | | left up to dad. Working on the quad, calf and |
| the surgeon had not heard of in one family before in | | | | hamstring areas for strengthening purposes was the |
| this country. with each sister having the same | | | | main part of the recovery program before and after |
| operation performed to their knee. | | | | surgery. They most also do the work at home as |
| How long would the surgery take? | | | | well as in the gym. |
| The surgery for each sister with out complications | | | | There are many answers for many questions that |
| took around one hour per knee. This we know from | | | | you may want to know here are some that you |
| when the twins first were done each knee had the | | | | your self may one day want an answer for. |
| surgeons marking on it for their operation and also so | | | | Remember that these questions and answers may |
| he would do the correct knee because they had | | | | be what you are looking for, but then again may not |
| injured the opposite knees to each other. So the | | | | be. "Knee Reconstruction Surgery - Key Questions to |
| surgeon was able to let us know with the other two | | | | ask your Surgeon" is another article written that |
| sisters how long the procedure would be because of | | | | could be of use as well. |