REHABILITATION AFTER MENISCAL REPAIR

The literature indicates that most existing rehabilitation protocols f or meniscal repair are restrictive. At present there is no consensus r egarding the ideal rehabilitation program following meniscal repair. T his article presents the clinical results of isolated meniscal repair performed using the authors' technique, followed by an accelerated reh abilitation program consisting of no immobilization, immediate full we ight bearing as tolerated, and early return to sports. A prospective, randomized study of isolated meniscal repair comparing various rehabil itation protocols is needed to resolve the controversial issue of post repair rehabilitation.