CalStateTempe wrote:I'd refrain from such strong opinions, about orthopedics, hater.
Truth is, real or hypothetical, WS family member is correct, simple ACL tears without damage to other structures and not involving the unhappy triad (acl, pcl, and mcl or meniscus - ie blowout) are something most people can bounce back from relatively well. The rehab is long and intense but properly restored the risk of reinjury is generally not increased compared to a population with a native acl.
But I'm probably just being a contrarian with this post. We should probably give smith the choice of amputation vs death at this point. All other measures would be futile.
Well here we have the opinion of a Stanford and Duke trained physician, and on the other side we have Dr. ASUHATER!, who did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, Also in Dr.CST's corner - we have 2 posters who have had specific discussions with orthopedic surgeons.
Meanwhile, Dr. HATER has offered ZERO opinions tendered by board-certified physicians, while erroneously referring to ACL tears as being 'blown out' knee injuries.
Here is an actual reference from a physician, stating that after an ACL reconstruction, the likelihood of a tear to the contra lateral knee is higher than the risk of re-tearing the knee with the reconstructed ACL. Statistics showing the success rate of ACL reconstructions can easily be found on the net.
http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/41/4/NP14" target="_blank
ASUHATER talks out his ass all the time... If he was as knowledgeable as he is both misinformed and confident - he would be studying at Oxford and not working weekends.