ACL Reconstruction: Complete Guide to Procedure & Recovery
The torn ACL is replaced with a graft (usually from your own hamstring or patellar tendon) arthroscopically to restore knee stability.
- Duration
- About 1.5–2 hours
- Anaesthesia
- Spinal or general anaesthesia
- Hospital stay
- 1–2 days
Orthopaedics surgeons for ACL Reconstruction
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Dr. A. V. Gurava Reddy
Orthopedist
MBBS, DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery, M.Ch - Orthopaedics, FRCS - Trauma & Orthopedic Surgery, MS - Orthopaedics
ACL Reconstruction in India
ACL Reconstruction is an orthopaedics procedure used to treat ACL Tear. It usually takes about 1.5–2 hours under spinal or general anaesthesia, and the typical hospital stay is 1–2 days.
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It is usually considered for complete ACL tear with instability, active people returning to sports and ACL tear with meniscus damage. Only a doctor can confirm whether it is right for you after examination. Go Surgery lists 11,813 orthopaedics surgeons at 19,492 hospitals across 447 cities, including Delhi NCR, Bangalore and Mumbai. Coverage for ACL Reconstruction depends on your policy and insurer. Please check with your insurer before admission. Compare surgeons and request an appointment to discuss whether ACL Reconstruction is right for you.
ACL Reconstruction Surgeons by City
| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi NCR | 1,199 | 859 |
| Bangalore | 718 | 597 |
| Mumbai | 640 | 623 |
| Hyderabad | 587 | 696 |
| Pune | 410 | 377 |
| Chennai | 352 | 773 |
| Kolkata | 333 | 926 |
| Ahmedabad | 237 | 1,645 |
| Indore | 234 | 82 |
| Jaipur | 224 | 191 |
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| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Navi Mumbai | 202 | 157 |
| Thane | 191 | 271 |
| Nagpur | 163 | 156 |
| Amritsar | 148 | 675 |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 134 | 10 |
| Chandigarh | 133 | 40 |
| Bhopal | 121 | 91 |
| Nashik | 121 | 88 |
| Greater_Noida | 109 | 23 |
| Visakhapatnam | 108 | 81 |
| Agra | 98 | 868 |
| Guwahati | 96 | 21 |
| Prayagraj | 95 | 716 |
| Raipur | 88 | 40 |
| Dwarka | 87 | 0 |
| Kukatpalli | 79 | 0 |
| Gwalior | 77 | 23 |
| Lucknow | 74 | 108 |
| Meerut | 74 | 30 |
| Alappuzha | 73 | 317 |
| Ranchi | 73 | 334 |
| Rajkot | 69 | 46 |
| Surat | 66 | 88 |
| Ajmer | 64 | 432 |
| Ambattur | 63 | 474 |
| Coimbatore | 61 | 87 |
| Ludhiana | 61 | 74 |
| Vadodara | 60 | 85 |
| Jammu | 59 | 4 |
| Kanpur | 58 | 37 |
| Akola | 56 | 391 |
| Mysore | 54 | 29 |
| Bhavnagar | 52 | 4 |
| Bhubaneshwar | 52 | 0 |
| Jodhpur | 52 | 25 |
| Kochi | 51 | 4 |
| Ahmadnagar | 50 | 367 |
| Belgaum | 50 | 5 |
| Gorakhpur | 50 | 8 |
| Jalandhar | 50 | 27 |
| Kota | 50 | 5 |
| Vijayawada | 49 | 81 |
| Varanasi | 48 | 63 |
| Bhatpara | 47 | 0 |
| Patiala | 47 | 7 |
| Borivli | 46 | 0 |
| Howrah | 44 | 20 |
| Bareilly | 43 | 14 |
| Mangalore | 43 | 15 |
| Guntur | 41 | 17 |
| Dehra-dun | 40 | 0 |
| Alwar | 39 | 321 |
| Amravati | 38 | 492 |
| Patna | 38 | 279 |
| Bathinda | 37 | 15 |
| Bhayandar | 37 | 0 |
| Dombivli | 36 | 0 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 36 | 37 |
| Ankleshwar | 35 | 217 |
| Agartala | 34 | 338 |
| Aligarh | 34 | 526 |
| Habra | 34 | 0 |
| Kozhikode | 34 | 9 |
| Moradabad | 33 | 5 |
| Rohtak | 33 | 13 |
| Anand | 31 | 300 |
| Nanded | 31 | 6 |
| Sagar | 31 | 2 |
| Thrissur | 30 | 0 |
| Kollam | 29 | 8 |
| Madurai | 29 | 36 |
| Malappuram | 29 | 9 |
| Bharuch | 28 | 17 |
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| Nellore | 27 | 7 |
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| Cuttack | 25 | 12 |
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| Karol-bagh | 25 | 0 |
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| Panaji | 24 | 0 |
| Srinagar | 24 | 10 |
| Bhilai | 23 | 2 |
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| Udaipur | 23 | 10 |
| Barddhaman | 22 | 0 |
| Jamshedpur | 22 | 92 |
| Asansol | 21 | 367 |
| Panihati | 21 | 0 |
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| Salem | 19 | 22 |
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| Vatakara | 16 | 0 |
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| Hanumangarh | 14 | 0 |
| Mandi | 14 | 1 |
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| Pali | 14 | 3 |
| Shiliguri | 14 | 0 |
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| Begusarai | 13 | 74 |
| Bihar Sharif | 13 | 41 |
| Bikaner | 13 | 4 |
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| Mount_Abu | 13 | 0 |
| Muzaffarnagar | 13 | 2 |
| Rajahmundry | 13 | 4 |
| Ratlam | 13 | 2 |
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| Bellary | 12 | 4 |
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| Ongole | 12 | 1 |
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| Vellore | 12 | 6 |
| Bokaro | 11 | 2 |
| Brahmapur | 11 | 0 |
| Dewas | 11 | 2 |
| Kalyan | 11 | 0 |
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| Purnia | 11 | 6 |
| Shimoga | 11 | 2 |
| Deoghar | 10 | 79 |
| East Delhi | 10 | 0 |
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| Gaya | 10 | 34 |
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| Malegaon | 6 | 0 |
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| East Singhbhum | 4 | 0 |
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| Gulbarga | 4 | 6 |
| Hanamkonda | 4 | 1 |
| Hazaribag | 4 | 0 |
| Khammam | 4 | 15 |
| Krishnagiri | 4 | 0 |
| Mumbai Suburban | 4 | 0 |
| Nagercoil | 4 | 2 |
| Purba Bardhaman | 4 | 0 |
| Purulia | 4 | 1 |
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| Uttar Dinajpur | 4 | 0 |
| Yamunanagar | 4 | 7 |
| Aizawl | 3 | 147 |
| Bettiah | 3 | 6 |
| Bidar | 3 | 1 |
| Changanacherry | 3 | 0 |
| Daman | 3 | 0 |
| Dehradun | 3 | 0 |
| Dholpur | 3 | 0 |
| Dhulia | 3 | 0 |
| East Champaran | 3 | 0 |
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| Hosur | 3 | 4 |
| Jharsuguda | 3 | 0 |
| Kalaburagi | 3 | 0 |
| Khandwa | 3 | 0 |
| Kolar | 3 | 1 |
| Mandya | 3 | 1 |
| Mavoor | 3 | 0 |
| Namakkal | 3 | 0 |
| Porbandar | 3 | 0 |
| Raichur | 3 | 2 |
| Ratnagiri | 3 | 1 |
| Rishikesh | 3 | 0 |
| Samastipur | 3 | 1 |
| Satna | 3 | 1 |
| Siwan | 3 | 1 |
| Sundargarh | 3 | 0 |
| Adoni | 2 | 94 |
| Agali | 2 | 0 |
| Arrah | 2 | 273 |
| Banaskantha | 2 | 0 |
| Bankura | 2 | 0 |
| Baranagar | 2 | 0 |
| Basti | 2 | 1 |
| Belagavi | 2 | 9 |
| Betul | 2 | 0 |
| Bhadohi | 2 | 0 |
| Bhimavaram | 2 | 0 |
| Bhind | 2 | 0 |
| Bijnor | 2 | 0 |
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| Mahendragarh | 2 | 0 |
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| Sambalpur | 2 | 0 |
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| Shirdi | 2 | 0 |
| Vidisha | 2 | 0 |
| Waladgaon | 2 | 0 |
| Warangal | 2 | 5 |
| Wardha | 2 | 2 |
| West Godavari | 2 | 0 |
| West Singhbhum | 2 | 0 |
| Alanganallur | 1 | 0 |
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| Amroha | 1 | 0 |
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| Arakkonam | 1 | 0 |
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| Chandauli | 1 | 0 |
| Chandrapur | 1 | 0 |
| Changanassery | 1 | 1 |
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| Chikodi | 1 | 0 |
| Chiraia Tanr | 1 | 0 |
| Dahod | 1 | 0 |
| Dakshina Kannada | 1 | 0 |
| Darjeeling | 1 | 0 |
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| Dharwad | 1 | 0 |
| Dhenkanal | 1 | 0 |
| Dindigul | 1 | 1 |
| Diphu | 1 | 0 |
| Doddaballapur | 1 | 0 |
| Ganderbal | 1 | 0 |
| Gangtok | 1 | 0 |
| Giridih | 1 | 0 |
| Godda | 1 | 0 |
| Gora Bazar | 1 | 0 |
| Gurdaspur | 1 | 0 |
| Hathras | 1 | 0 |
| Haveri | 1 | 0 |
| Ichalkaranji | 1 | 0 |
| Jagadhri | 1 | 0 |
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| Jhunjhunu | 1 | 0 |
| Jogulamba Gadwal | 1 | 0 |
| Kahalgaon | 1 | 1 |
| Kaithal | 1 | 0 |
| Kanker | 1 | 0 |
| Kanniyakumari | 1 | 0 |
| Karaikudi | 1 | 0 |
| Karauli | 1 | 0 |
| Kargil | 1 | 0 |
| Kasaragod | 1 | 1 |
| Katni | 1 | 0 |
| Kendrapara | 1 | 0 |
| Kullu | 1 | 2 |
| Kupwara | 1 | 0 |
| Kurukshetra | 1 | 0 |
| Lakhimpur Kheri | 1 | 0 |
| Mainpuri | 1 | 0 |
| Malda | 1 | 0 |
| Mandsaur | 1 | 0 |
| Medininagar | 1 | 2 |
| Midnapore | 1 | 0 |
| Mohali | 1 | 0 |
| Morena | 1 | 0 |
| Morvi | 1 | 0 |
| Mumbai City | 1 | 0 |
| Naihati | 1 | 0 |
| Nalanda | 1 | 0 |
| Nawada | 1 | 0 |
| Nayagarh | 1 | 0 |
| North East Delhi | 1 | 0 |
| Ntr | 1 | 0 |
| Palampur | 1 | 0 |
| Panna | 1 | 0 |
| Paralakhemundi | 1 | 0 |
| Parbhani | 1 | 0 |
| Pathankot | 1 | 0 |
| Perambalur | 1 | 0 |
| Pudukkottai | 1 | 1 |
| Rae Bareli | 1 | 0 |
| Rajsamand | 1 | 0 |
| Ramgarh | 1 | 0 |
| Rewari | 1 | 0 |
| Rohtas | 1 | 0 |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 1 | 3 |
| Sakti | 1 | 0 |
| Sehore | 1 | 0 |
| Seraikela-Kharsawan | 1 | 0 |
| Shahdol | 1 | 0 |
| Siddharthnagar | 1 | 0 |
| Siddipet | 1 | 0 |
| Silvassa | 1 | 0 |
| Sindhudurg | 1 | 0 |
| Singrauli | 1 | 0 |
| Sivakasi | 1 | 1 |
| South Dumdum | 1 | 4 |
| Sri Ganganagar | 1 | 0 |
| Sri Sathya Sai | 1 | 0 |
| Sultanpur | 1 | 0 |
| Tarn Taran | 1 | 0 |
| Tikamgarh | 1 | 0 |
| Tiruchengode | 1 | 0 |
| Tirupattur | 1 | 0 |
| Tiruvannamalai | 1 | 0 |
| Udham Singh Nagar | 1 | 0 |
| Umaria | 1 | 0 |
| Uttarpara | 1 | 1 |
| Vapi | 1 | 0 |
| Veraval | 1 | 0 |
| Vijayanagara | 1 | 0 |
| Viluppuram | 1 | 0 |
| Washim | 1 | 0 |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri | 1 | 0 |
| Yadgir | 1 | 0 |
When it's recommended
- Complete ACL tear with instability
- Active people returning to sports
- ACL tear with meniscus damage
What happens during the procedure
- Anaesthesia is given
- Graft harvested
- Tunnels drilled in the thigh and shin bones arthroscopically
- Graft fixed in place
Recovery
Walking in days; structured rehab for 6–9 months before return to sport.
Typical hospital stay: 1–2 days
Risks & complications
- Stiffness
- Graft failure
- Infection
ACL Reconstruction cost in India
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Orthopaedics hospitals
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Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
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Hospitals Offering ACL Reconstruction in India
2,855 hospitals are listed for this speciality. The 8 hospitals with the most listed surgeons are shown.
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FAQs
How long does ACL Reconstruction take?
About 1.5–2 hours. The exact time depends on your case.
Will I need to stay in hospital?
Typical hospital stay: 1–2 days.
What anaesthesia is used?
Spinal or general anaesthesia. Your anaesthetist will confirm the plan for you.
How long is recovery after ACL Reconstruction?
Walking in days; structured rehab for 6–9 months before return to sport.
Is ACL Reconstruction covered by insurance?
It is usually covered by health insurance when medically necessary, subject to your policy's terms, waiting periods and sub-limits. Our insurance desk can check your specific policy.
Other Treatments
| Treatment | Duration | Anaesthesia | Hospital Stay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy | About 45–90 minutes | General anaesthesia | Same day or 1 day |
| Laparoscopic Hernia Repair | About 45–90 minutes | General anaesthesia | Same day or 1 day |
| Cataract Surgery (Phacoemulsification) | About 15–30 minutes | Topical (drops) or local anaesthesia | No stay — day care |
| Total Knee Replacement | About 1.5–2 hours | Spinal or general anaesthesia | 3–5 days |
| RIRS (Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery) | About 45–90 minutes | General anaesthesia | Same day or 1 day |
| Circumcision | About 20–45 minutes | Local or general anaesthesia | Same day |
| Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Varicose Veins | About 45–60 minutes | Local anaesthesia | Same day |
| Laparoscopic Appendectomy | About 45–60 minutes | General anaesthesia | 1–2 days (longer if the appendix had burst) |
| Gynecomastia Surgery | About 1–2 hours | General or local anaesthesia with sedation | Same day |
Other treatments in this speciality
Total Knee Replacement
The damaged surfaces of the knee joint are replaced with metal and plastic components to relieve arthritis pain and restore movement.
Partial Knee Replacement
Only the worn part of the knee (usually the inner side) is replaced, preserving the healthy parts and ligaments. It suits carefully selected patients.
Total Hip Replacement
The damaged ball and socket of the hip are replaced with artificial components, relieving pain and improving mobility.
Knee Arthroscopy
A camera is inserted into the knee through small incisions to diagnose and treat problems such as meniscus tears and loose bodies.
Meniscus Repair
A torn meniscus is stitched arthroscopically so it can heal, preserving the knee's natural cushion.
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Small incisions and a camera are used to treat shoulder problems such as impingement, labral tears and recurrent dislocation.
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