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Monumental especially for football players who are usually never the same after an ACL surgery which often leads to the shortening of the tendon, limiting its e
by chakintosh 3y ago
Monumental especially for football players who are usually never the same after an ACL surgery which often leads to the shortening of the tendon, limiting its efficacy and putting it at a greater strain which leads to an inevitable relapse.
- tomtheelder 3y agoI’d think for athletes a 10% chance of failure would make it a total non starter.
- compscigirl 3y agoThis is an odd take. From what I understand from the article it’s a 90% chance of healing, after which you can still get surgery — which doesn’t heal but restores some functionality by grafting from another tendon. I’d imagine athletes would be particularly interested in trying this new treatment prior to considering surgery.
- tomtheelder 3y agoMy assumption was that the original comment was about professional athletes. For them any delay to returning is generally considered disastrous, and reconstruction success rates for them are near 100%, their recovery timelines are extremely quick, and doing PT all day isn’t really that different from what they normally do. Recovered performance is also incredibly good these days in most cases. This conservative approach could become the default for most everyone else, but for professional athletes 90% success is not going to fly. If the original comment was about casual athletes then none of this applies.