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this is an amazing article for me since I also tore my acl and am considering getting the reconstruction described in the article done, any one out here who rec

• medell 13y ago
  If you don't plan on playing semi-competitive sports ever again, I wouldn't recommend surgery. It's all about the planting of the foot and changing direction, which you don't do with straight line activities like running or biking. Forget about working the first week after surgery. You need to elevate and extend your leg constantly for the first few months, which gets uncomfortable when sitting. Pre-surgery you need to strengthen the muscles around the knee to speed up recovery, so my physio got me to go to the gym 3X a week for two months, biking hard. Post-surgery you need to use some gym equipment as home rehab doesn't cut it. Also it takes two years to fully heal. After seven months I could hike and bike, but now I'm sixteen months in and only now have started to play light competitive sports again. However mine is more complex as I have torn miniscus and some residual scar tissue that may be removed in the future. Let me know if you have other questions about the process, it's a long one!