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My ACL Reconstruction

My ACL Reconstruction. March 20, 2012. What you need to know…. The surgery took roughly 90 minutes to complete. It took two doctors and two nurses to complete the procedure.

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My ACL Reconstruction

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  1. My ACL Reconstruction March 20, 2012

  2. What you need to know… • The surgery took roughly 90 minutes to complete. • It took two doctors and two nurses to complete the procedure. • I elected to have a hamstring autograft, which means they would graft (yank, stretch and cut) my own hamstring to build a new ACL.

  3. Prior to ACL construction… • …the doctor noticed loose cartilage and tendons between the bones that he needed to clean up. Before After

  4. My Old Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)

  5. My NEW ACL

  6. New ACL • Started Strengthening New ACL Through Stretching And Physically Therapy • Walking Around Looking Like A Gimp

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