Home / Patient Resources / Rehab Protocols Patient Resources

Rehab Protocols

Recovery doesn't end in the operating room — it's earned in the months of rehabilitation that follow. These rehabilitation protocols were developed in conjunction with the experts in the Emplify Health by Gundersen Sports Medicine physical therapy department, and they are the protocols Dr. Mitchell uses with his own patients.

Find Your Protocol

Each link opens the full protocol document. These are general guidelines — always follow the specific plan given to you by your surgeon and physical therapist, and ask at your visit if you're unsure which protocol applies to you.

Knee 22

ACL Reconstruction ACL Reconstruction with LCL and/or PLC Reconstruction ACL Reconstruction with MCL Reconstruction ACL Reconstruction with PCL/PLC Reconstruction PCL Reconstruction Meniscus Repair — Root Repair / Unstable Meniscus Repair — Stable Partial Meniscectomy / Chondroplasty Knee Articular Cartilage Repair Distal Femoral Osteotomy / High Tibial Osteotomy MPFL Reconstruction / Repair Distal Patellar Realignment Patellofemoral Dislocation — Accelerated Patellofemoral Dislocation — Delayed Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Patella / Quadriceps Tendon Repair Patella Fracture ORIF Tibial Spine Avulsion Fracture ORIF MCL Grade I Sprain MCL Grade II Sprain — Stable MCL Grade II Sprain — Unstable MCL Grade III Sprain

Shoulder 16

Rotator Cuff Repair — Small/Medium (Comprehensive) Rotator Cuff Repair — Small/Medium (Summary Chart) Rotator Cuff Repair — Large/Massive (Comprehensive) Rotator Cuff Repair — Large/Massive (Summary Chart) Allograft Augmentation / Biologic Partial Repair Superior Capsular Reconstruction Bankart Repair — Arthroscopic Bankart Repair — Open Latarjet Anterior Shoulder Dislocation / Subluxation Anterior Shoulder Dislocation — Accelerated SLAP Lesion Type II Repair Biceps Tenodesis Subacromial Decompression / Acromioplasty Subacromial Impingement Clavicle Fracture s/p ORIF

Hip 1

Hip Arthroscopy — Labral Repair / Osteoplasty / Capsule Repair / Microfracture

Elbow 2

Distal Biceps Tendon Repair Elbow Dislocation

Ankle 3

Achilles Tendon Rupture — Postsurgical Achilles Tendon Tear — Non-operative Ankle Grade II Sprain

Ready to get back in the game?

Request an Appointment