Abstract
Although external immobilization is often used for six to eight weeks to allow sufficient tissue healing in the treatment of knee ligament injuries, this appears to have considerable disadvantages that can be proven experimentally and clinically. In the last four years at Kyushu University Hospital, early mobilization exercise has been prescribed to the patients with isolated medial collateral ligament injuries. Active knee extension from 45 degress of flexion was started at 4-5 days after primary repair of the ligament, flexion to 90 degrees at 3 weeks and full weight bearing at 6-8 weeks. In cases of non-operative treatment, early mobilization exercise was started at 2-3 days after injury. Preliminary results of the clinical trial of early mobilization have been very satisfactory.
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