Nancy, write down all the questions you think of for the surgeon. You tend to forget once you get in the Dr's office. Your daughter's boyfriend is right about the therapy, that's true for any ortho surgery. She'll need to strengthen the muscles around the knee to stabilize it and protect it from further injury.
It's kind of scary but she's young and hopefully will recover with no long term affects. I was already old when I fractured my pelvis in 3 places. It took a good 6 months before all the pain was gone. I did the therapy and remained as active as I could. I have zero affects from it now. Hope all goes well for her.
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