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Full Vs Partial Weightbearing During the First Six Weeks of Rehab. After Fibular Collateral Ligament Reconstruction

Sponsor: Twin Cities Orthopedics • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05073263

Registry updated: 2026-10-06

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Description

This is a prospective randomized controlled trial with the purpose to determine if patients undergoing fibular collateral ligament (FCL) reconstruction alone or combined FCL and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions can safely begin full controlled weightbearing for the first six weeks after surgery.

Interventions

Physical Therapy (Other)
Patient is randomized to the weightbearing group the day after surgery.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 14 years old, \<60 * Reconstruction of FCL alone * Combined FCL + ACL reconstructions * Males or females * Is willing and able to comply with the clinical trial plan and able to understand and sign the Patient Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: * \< 14 years old, \> 60 * Pregnant * Revision FCL reconstructions * Concurrent biceps femoris or lateral capsular repairs * Concurrent PCL or MCL reconstructions * Concomitant meniscus root or radial repair surgery with transtibial technique

Conditions

Knee Injuries

Locations

Twin Cities Orthopedics — Edina, Minnesota, United States

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