To prepare for your pre-surgical appointment, please watch videos for Preparing for surgery

For patients given home exercises, please watch vidoes for Non-operative home exercises

For any questions, please contact your physician at UCSF Sports Medicine at (415) 353-2808 or leave a message for your provider on UCSF My Chart.

Preparing for surgery

• Arthroscopy, meniscus debridement
• ACL Reconstruction without Meniscus repair
• Meniscus Repair with/without ACL reconstruction
• Fulkerson Osteotomy
• Patella/quadriceps Tendon Repair
• Medial Patellofemoral Ligament repair/reconstruction
• Patella Fracture Fixation
• High Tibial Osteotomy/Distal Femoral Osteotom
• Cartilage Repair – Microfracture, OATS, Mosaicplasty

 

Preparing for surgery: Arthroscopy, meniscus debridement
 

Pre-op instructions for knee surgery (7:10)

Post-operative knee exercises (3:14)

Crutch walking, brace unlocked (0:34)

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Preparing for surgery: ACL Reconstruction without Meniscus repair
 

Pre-op instructions for knee surgery (7:10)

Post-operative knee exercises (3:14)

Crutching stairs, brace locked (1:14)

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Preparing for Surgery: Meniscus Repair with/without ACL reconstruction
 

Pre-op instructions for knee surgery (7:10)	Post-op knee exercises (3:14)	Crutch walking, brace locked  (0:34)
Crutching stairs, brace locked (1:19)

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Preparing for Surgery:
Fulkerson Osteotomy
Patella/quadriceps Tendon Repair
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament repair/reconstruction
Patella Fracture Fixation

Pre-op instructions for knee surgery (7:10)

Crutch walking, brace locked in(0:34)

Crutch stairs, brace locked (0:36)

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Preparing for Surgery: High Tibial Osteotomy/Distal Femoral Osteotom
 

Pre-op instructions for knee surgery (7:10)

Crutching stairs, brace locked (1:19)

Crutch walking, brace locked (0:34)

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Preparing for Surgery: Cartilage Repair – Microfracture, OATS, Mosaicplasty

Pre-op instructions for knee surgery (7:10)	Post-op knee exercises (3:14)	Crutch walking, brace locked  (0:34)
Crutching stairs, brace locked (1:19)

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Non-operative, home-exercise program

For any questions, please contact your physician at UCSF Sports Medicine at (415) 353-2808 or leave a message for your provider on UCSF My Chart.

Injury Diagnosis

• Acute Knee
• Patellofemoral Pain
• IT Band Syndrome
• Knee Strengthening
• Plyometrics
• Patellar taping

Acute Knee

Extension Bridging (0:49)	Heel Slides (0:43)	Patellar Mobilazation (0:53)
Quad Thigh Contractions (0:40)	Straight Leg Raises (0:48)

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IT Band Syndrome

IT Band Mobilization (0:53)	Standing Hip Abduction (0:51)	Side Hip Abduction (0:49)
Clam Shell (0:44)	Lateral Slides (0:43)

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Knee Strengthening

Assisted Chair Squat (0:54)	Chair Squat (0:45)	Step Ups (0:48)
Single Leg Half Squat (0:51)	Wall Slides (0:47)	Straight Leg Raise (0:48)
Back Bridge (0:48)	Chair Walks (0:43)

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Patellofemoral Pain

Hamstring Stretching 1 (0:44)	Hamstring Stretching 2 (0:43)	Quadriceps Stretches (0:43)
Hip Flexor Stretch (0:47)	Lateral Slides (0:43)	IT Band Mobilization (0:53)
Calf Stretch 1 (0:38)	Calf Stretch 2 (0:45)	Straight Leg Raise (0:48)
Wall Slides (0:47)	Single Leg Half Squat (0:51)	Terminal Extension (0:45)
Clam Shell (0:44)	Double Leg Bridge (0:38)	Single Leg Bridge (0:48)

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Plyometrics

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Patellar taping

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