Diving with a knee injury

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Swissguy

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Jun 28, 2005, 9:49:47 PM6/28/05

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I'm curious as to if any of you out there have gone diving with a
knee injury. I suffered a hairline fracture to my fibula (right below
the knee) about a week ago and have a trip scheduled for Belize in two
weeks. Recovery time from my doc is 4 - 6 weeks, which would put me
in Belize at week 3. Right now I'm in a large, hinged knee brace,
but I'm planning on buying a less bulky hinged soft neoprene brace
and trying to get in the water. I'm concerned about doing the
obligatory giant stride entry and perhaps getting out on the ladder.
I'm less concerned about the actual finning.

Anyone out there with a similar experience? Perhaps an ACL injury or a
badly sprained knee? I'm especially curious to hear from any diving
physicians out there...