Jeremy Burnham, MD

Most ACL recovery guides talk in 6-week chunks. Patients live week by week.

I just published a granular walkthrough of the first 12 weeks after ACL reconstruction: what to expect on day 7, what the brace should (and shouldn't) be doing, when crutches come off for most people, and the one milestone in the first week that matters more than any other.

It also covers the 70/85/95 percent strength thresholds we use at the Ochsner-Andrews ACL Center of Excellence, how a meniscus repair changes the early protocol, and why the "9 months to return to sport" rule isn't actually a date. It's a testing battery.

Worth sending to anyone who is about to have ACL surgery, or anyone who is three weeks in and wondering if they're behind.

https://www.jeremyburnhammd.com/acl-surgery-recovery-week-by-week/

ACL Surgery Recovery Week by Week: What to Expect Every Step of the Way | Jeremy Burnham, MD After an ACL reconstruction, most patients want something more practical than a phase chart. They want to know what is happening this week, whether their