# knee injury ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-injury/613864>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 24, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-injury/613864 "2012-02-24T19:02:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-injury/613864/1 "2012-02-24T19:02:27Z")

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How much more recovery would the 1st injury require vs. the 2nd

1.Tear: Medial Cruciate Ligament, Posterior Cruciate Ligament, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Lateral Cruciate Ligament

2.Tear: Quadricep Tendon, Patella Tendon, Lateral Meniscus, Medial Meniscus

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-injury/613864/2 "2012-02-24T22:05:53Z")

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The only one of those I can speak to is tearing the Patella Tendon. I’ve done that twice…once per knee. This was…15-20 years ago.

If I recall correctly, I lost all movement in the joint for about three days. Then it slowly came back. And it was probably a couple of months before it was kinda back to normal.  
-D/a