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Originally Posted by greyshep
Hey guys, thought I would poll the board a bit on a topic that seems to be relatively common among those I talk to.
I was lucky enough tear my ACL (verified by MRI) playing basketball at the end of July 2019. Almost a year later I am still waiting for a surgery consultation to determine next steps and hopefully schedule a surgery date. (all dates now pushed even further out due to COVID  )
So having never gone down this path previously, I have a few questions.
-For those who elected to go through the surgical route, are you glad you did? Was it a success?
-For those who had specific ACL surgery, what method did you have done (pettelar tendon, Hamstring graft or Donor graft)
-For those who elected against surgical repair and chose to live with it, what have you done to get it feeling a bit more normal? I exhausted my physio benefits and got it to a point where I can walk normally, still play hockey with a custom brace, etc. But it feels like the progress has plateaued and maybe regressed a bit.
Any other advice for someone currently waiting to make this choice? |
I tore mine skiing. Lived with it for a while, but would constantly re-injure it from lack of stability and tore up some more cartilage and meniscus as a result.
I ended up getting the surgery at a time when it was feeling pretty good and worked hard in the gym leading up to the surgery which I think really helped in the recovery.
I'm very glad I did it. I haven't had issues with it since. About a year or two post surgery I had full confidence to most anything. I've played hockey, soccer, ran a marathon and skied.
I am 90% sure it was patella tendon. I don't remember being given a choice actually. I think they said they would make the call once they opened it up. This was around 1995 I had it done.