Beaumont Doctors Specializing in Sports Medicine Sports Medicine
ACL Reconstruction Surgery
Anatomy
Ligament Function
NormalTorn
Arthroscopic Surgery
Graft Options Patellar Tendon Hamstrings Allograft
Patellar Tendon
Patellar Tendon Graft Harvest
Reconstructing the ACL
Hamstrings
Hamstrings Graft Harvest
Reconstructing the ACL
Your New ACL
Goal Stable knee that does not give out and allows full return to desired activity
Possible Risks and Complications Anesthetic Stiffness Infection Blood clot Pain, numbness, swelling, mechanical symptoms, giving way
Rehab Expect 6 months of rehab before returning to running, cutting, and collision sports
No surgery is ever guaranteed, but ACL reconstruction is a highly successful procedure