I had another appointment today with the Orthopedic Doctor following the new MRI scan on Tuesday.  Overall the news is better than the original prognosis.

My Injuries confirmed by MRI:

• Proximal Tibia Fracture – Bone is not separated and no surgery is required to align the bones for the fracture to heal.  Expected fracture healing time is 6 to 8 weeks.
• Torn ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) – this actually may be an old injury I have had while in the Infantry – US Army.  Or the Motorcycle accident may have completed the job.
• Torn PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament) – This injury is all motorcycle accident.
• Possible Torn Meniscus – MRI was not conclusive as to whether or not my Meniscus was torn.

Treatment Plan – As of Now

Nothing can be done until the fracture is healed and swelling of my knee and leg reduces.  So for now I have a leg brace that I use to keep my knee and leg immobilized and wait for my body to do it’s amazing healing process that God designed, which will take about 6 to 8 weeks.  After that some light Physical Therapy and see how the knee feels will determine if knee surgery is required to replace torn ligaments.  The big concerns is the PCL, and if the Meniscus tore.   It is quite likely that my ACL was already torn and frankly I had forgotten about that :).   But if the PCL is torn, knee surgery will most like be required and the ACL would be replaced at that time as well.  So in other words, I won’t know what may be needed next until the fracture heals guessing mid October 2017 at the latest.