My calf size has shrunk by 4.7 cm in diameter and feels less rigid after my ACL surgery where they used a hamstring autograft SGT. It's been 25 days, and my operated leg still looks thinner and weaker with some swelling is this normal? They also did a partial meniscectomy on the medial side should I be worried about early osteoarthritis?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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Calf muscle atrophy 25‚ÄØdays post-ACL/MCL hamstring graft is normal;continued physiotherapy and compression help,with early osteoarthritis unlikely immediately.

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Answered 14/08/2025

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