Beaumont Doctors Specializing in

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Beaumont Doctors Specializing in Sports
Medicine


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ACL Reconstruction Surgery
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Anatomy
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Ligament Function
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Normal
Torn
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Arthroscopic Surgery
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Graft Options

• Patellar Tendon
• Hamstrings
• Allograft

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Patellar Tendon
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Patellar Tendon Graft Harvest
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Reconstructing the ACL
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Hamstrings
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Hamstrings Graft Harvest
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Reconstructing the ACL
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Your New ACL
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Your New ACL
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Goal

• Stable knee that does not give out and allows
  full return to desired activity

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Possible Risks and Complications

• Anesthetic
• Stiffness
• Infection
• Blood clot
• Pain, numbness, swelling, mechanical symptoms,
  giving way

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Rehab

• Expect 6 months of rehab before returning to
  running, cutting, and collision sports

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No surgery is ever guaranteed, but ACL
reconstruction is a highly successful procedure