AFL Rd 6 2022 In Game Angst Carlton vs Fremantle

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Seems a PCL injury that won't require surgery takes 4-12 weeks recovery time. But if surgery is required, then 6-9 months rehab is required (which is season over in this case):

A player typically misses between four to 12 weeks, depending on the individual's knee-related history, the grade of the PCL injury and whether there are other injuries to the knee.

That prognosis also assumes they don't require surgery, and the rehabilitation goes to plan.

"If it was meant to be four weeks, and it blows out to six – that's not the end of the world, so long as the player's making progress overall," Lobo said.

"But if it's meant to be four to six weeks, and at four weeks, they've still got swelling in their knee and they can't progress as per their rehab plan, then you're probably considering surgery."

The recovery time from PCL surgery varies from about six to nine months.

The injury with the highest recurrence rate: Why it happens and best way to fix it, afl.com.au.