Share Your ACL Surgery Stories

Ian's ACL surgery 
I was a pretty good soccer player and was going to be a freshman in high school. My brother played football so I decided to see if I could kick a field ...

Paul's ACL Expericence 
I am a Forty year old middle school teacher. Two years ago, (December of 2009) I completely tore my right ACL while coaching my basketball team. I was ...

Need help/advice 
I need some help or advice. But I guess I should start by explaining my story. I tore my ACl, LCL and meniscus, so I had surgery to repair and fix them ...

Kris' ACL re-tear reconstruction 
Hi. I'm a 37 year old athletic woman & RN who enjoys running, exercise & being active with my family. Well, 20 years ago as a 16 year old cheerleader,...

15 year old ACL injury story 
It was the greatest time of my life. I was at my favorite volleyball camp in the world, and that day seemed to be perfect. My roommate and I were having ...

Surgery or Wait and See ? 
Completed my first year of BJJ and I popped my right knee while controlling an opponent during live action. I talked to my sports surgeon and he read the ...

My 3rd ACL surgery, age 16  
Hello, my name is Colette. I thought I would write my story on here because I need some advice.

Soccer was/has always been a huge part of my life. I ...

Kelsey's ACL Surgey 
So I'm Kelsey! and I had ACL surgery December 29, 2011 which was in the very beginning of my junior basketball season. I was expected to start and be a ...

16-year-old's ACL story 
I was involved in an indoor soccer league over last winter to prepare my for my outdoor season with my highschool. It was going to be my sophomore season,...

Kate's ACL Surgery Nightmare 
My name is Kate I am a Fitness Instructor and I tore my ACL Sept 2010 in a soccer gf.

I had my ACL Recon in December of that same year,everything went ...

Zak's ACL Surgery 
I was playing soccer when I got injured, defender miss controlled the ball and I went for the ball, right when I decided to control the ball he came out ...

Damiens ACL Experience 
I was playing football on a Saturday afternoon 7 weeks ago and in mid run my left foot came down at a slight angle and my knee went sideways and cracked....

Daniels ACL Surgery 
Hey guys and girls

Was playing soccer about 4 months ago when i tore my ACL and cartilage. It happened in the first 5 minutes of the game, we ended ...

Ruptured ACL, no 'popping sound'. age 17. soccer injury. 
I am a 17 year old female. I am pretty athletic. About a month ago, Oct. 8, 2011, my ACL was ruptured. I was playing in the first district game of soccer....

Grace's ACL Story  
Hey, I'd thought I'd share my story or what has happened so far.

I'm a high school senior this year and for the past few years I've tried out for my ...

Bet you haven't heard this story.... 
My first day at the beach last June. I was in the water for 5 minutes, with my boogeyboard. I rode like two waves onto the shore. As I was heading back ...

dont give up 
Everybody knows ACL injuries in athletes is one of the worst injuries...
yet I've been thinking about it .... yes it is but anyways you'll have to go ...

52 years old /ACL and Meniscus repair  
First off good site. It's very motivating

I'm a 52 year old female. I had an arthroscopy 8 years ago and had a partial tear of the ACL on my right ...

Third time is a charm!...hopefully 
My story starts as a freshman in high school. I had just finished my season as an offensive lineman on my High School football team. I had just come off ...

M.A.'s story - ACL/LCL/PCL, IT band, popliteus tendon, femur fracture 
Here is my brief story - now that I am 1 month post-op and on the mend, I feel I am able to share my progress so far.

I'm a physician, played soccer ...

Paige's ACL Story 
Last year in June, I was 14 years old and was at one of my first high school soccer open gyms. I was really excited and ready to go, as most freshman are....

Medic for the Medic!?!? 
I'm a 40 year old Combat Medic in the military. While training for a recent deployment to treat trauma patients, I was running to treat a casualty and ...

Liz's ACL and meniscus tear  
Hi everyone:

I injured my knee (severed ACL and tore meniscus) in Mid March 2011 and had to wait 6 weeks (May 6 2011) for surgery to repair the meniscus!...

Surprisingly GOOOOOOD so far (: 
I'm a sixteen year old girl and i played badminton competitively. I played almost 7 days a week sometimes twice a day. Training 5 times a week on court ...

Dreaming 
I guess I thought I should get my story out there. None of my friends really understand why I feel so upset and even not myself. . .

I've been playing ...

Jason ACL & Meniscus tear IRELAND! 
Hi guys,thought id share mine too. Im 20 and football, is MY LIFE!

I play GAA football here in Ireland, and on August 24th, things changed dramatically ...

Damo's acl 
I had my acl reconstruction 2 years ago I was absolutely devastated when I ruptured it as my whole life I wanted to join the army , now I have had my reconstruction ...

Bri's ACL and Meniscus Injury 
I am a sixteen year old girl, and a junior in high school.... I play on the jv and varsity volleyball team at my school... I don't consider my self to ...

Second ACL Injury from Soccer 
I am a sixteen-year-old junior in high school. Last year in September I completely tore my left ACL and had some meniscus damage playing soccer in a Labor ...

Sarah's ACL Story 
I am a 15 year old girl who has played soccer as long as i can remember. I had surgery a year and 3 months ago on my ACL and meniscus, 2 weeks before my ...

A Success Story (so far so good) 
You hear the countless horror stories of athletes tearing their ACL's and having to miss entire seasons. We all know that person with the bad knee that ...

Em's ACL Story 
Hello Everyone,
I tore my ACL in late June and recently came across this website and thought that it might help me out to share my story.

I am ...

Missa's ACL Storie 
My sophmore year in high school i was starting to shine on the basketball court. I even started dressing and playing varsity. A little more than half-way ...

MY JOURNEY THROUGH THIS HARDSHIP. 
Hey there everyone,
I am a fifteen year old high school girl and just suffered an ACL injury. I did it in a summer league basketball game of June ...

My ACL surgery- and beyond! 
I'm off to have my ACL reco tomorrow!(July 18) Bit nervous, but trying to stay positive. It's an old netball injury from almost 20 years ago, but having ...

Kate's ACL surgery (full story) 
hey everyone,
i tore my acl in November of 2010, in the last soccer game of my season. I'm 15 now, it was my freshman year, and i was a very good player,...

1 to 3 years after ACL/MCL Surgeries 
Hello.
I am a 17 year old female who tore her left ACL, MCL and meniscus in September 2009 when I was 16. It was in a soccer tournament showcase. I did ...

Athletes nightmare 
Throughout my entire life I have been involved in competitive sports and nothing made me feel better then competing. One day at football practice my life ...

Crystal's ACL & Meniscus Surgery 
Hi my name is Crystal and I'm 25 yrs old. I wanted to share a little bit of my story in hopes of getting some feed back from those of you who have been ...

College Athlete's ACL Injury & Surgery 
For the past 3 years I have played & started on the varsity soccer and lacrosse teams at my NCAA Division III College. I've also been an all-region lacrosse ...

Allan's ACL reconstruction & meniscus repair. 
It's currently June 2011 and i've just had my operation; the injury occured in August 2009 in a soccer match! Quite simply it's been two years of hell,...

The Second One was Worse... 
Hey all. I was a tri-sport varisty athlete my junior year of high school; volleyball, basketball, and soccer. My true love was for basketball, and ...

23 torn acl patella tendon graft 
I'm at 5 months post recon now left leg. I've started hopping on operated leg and this causes pain at the graft harvest site top of shin ( tibia), I feel ...

Third and Final ACL surgery 
Hey everyone,
I'm currently recovering from my third ACL surgery, and this one has easily been the most difficult on me mentally. I feel like I need to ...

Anna Marie's ACL Tear. I will be Better! 
I'm 15 and I tore my acl playing in a high level travel soccer game, on April 9. It didn't hurt, I could still walk, but I knew something was wrong. I ...

13 year old girl soccer player tore acl! 
Okay well first off I am now 14 but I just turned 14. I tore my acl when I was 13 though. I play for a travel soccer team & we were in Indiana for our ...

Viv's ACL Surgery 
Hello everyone, my name is Vivian and I had reconstructive ACL surgery on March 16th, 2011. My ACL tore completely off the femur in a softball game when ...

Completely Torn ACL at 16 
Hey everyone,

I have completely torn my ACL about a month ago while I was playing soccer. I was really upset to hear about the news as I won't be able ...

Andrea's ACL Surgery & Recorvery Story 
I'm 38 years old and tore my ACL skiing. I also sustained damage to my meniscus. After the initial injury my range of motion was limited (I could not ...

Land, Crash, Pop, Yikes! 
I tore my ACL & Meniscus at a Mogul Competition in February. I remember I landed and I just sensed a "pop". I knew something wasn't right. I couldn't stand ...

Dave's ACL & Meniscus surgery (42 years old - active) 
I am an active 42 year old male. I injured my knee 09/02/10 playing softball. The play was at home and the ball was coming. Instead of sliding I planted ...

3 strikes, I'm out! 
My name is Amy, I'm 17 years old and a senior in high school and i'm going for my third knee surgery Tuesday (3/29/11). When I was a 14 years old, my freshman ...

My ACL Injury 
Hi, I am 16 and on Feb 26th I was playing in a basketball tournament. I was dribbling up the floor and did an "in and out" with the ball and I guess I ...

5 Year wait before surgery, in recovery 
Maybe this can help someone. I tore my ACL almost 5 years ago, and only a month ago had the surgery. Initially it was misdiagnosed as partially torn,...

Melissa's story 
I'm 16 years old and tore my ACL and MCL a little over a week ago. A girl on my hockey team fell on me and i heard the popping noise. I got rushed ...

Almost 2 months since surgery 
Im 24 years old I had a ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair. Ive been in PT a few weeks now and glad it seems that Im makeing progress. I cant wait ...

Soccer Player's worst nightmare.  
My name is Charles, and 10 days ago I had ACL reconstruction, they replaced what was left of mine with one from a cadaver (however you spell it), and I ...

Tore Everything but One 
Hi everyone, my name is Jasmine, 20 years old and have been a competitive athlete my entire life in numerous sports. The funny thing is I was just practicing ...

My ACL Story 
I am 16 years old, and a sophomore. I have been playing softball for as long as I can remember, it is my favorite thing in the world. I have also been ...

The worst news of my life, 
I am 17 years old and I have been playing soccer ever since I could remember, about 3 or 4 years old. It truly is my life. But on friday December 10th,...

Kim's ACL recovery 
I have played soccer ever since I was 5. I am now 24. I have been playing the last few years on a recreational team. On November 14, 2010 I tore my ACL ...

Better than EVER 
I am 58 years old. Years ago, I must have torn my ACL, and have lived with a "trick knee" which would go out at any time.

My surgeon reviewed my MRI ...

my story 
I am 13 years old and have recently torn my ACL during a basketball practice. I jumped up for a layup and heard a sort of pop in my knee. Since the year ...

Shawanda's ACL Surgery 
Hi my name is Shawanda I'am a 36yr female; I completely tore my ACL left knee on 09/11/10 in a dancing contest. My first ACL reconstruction/repair surgery ...

Brendan's ACL tear/surgery/recovery. Football and Track. 
I am a 17 year old Junior in high school and I've been training to be the absolute best I can be for football and track for the past few years. Track ...

Sally 
Hi, so I came across this site when my dad forwarded it to me. I've been feeling really down lately and when I read that talking about what has happened ...

THE TRUTH 
As a great athlete on a great team my name is Randy Laster and this is my story. In my last regular season football game as a linebacker my coach sent ...

Best Surgery/Best knee? Matthew Mel ACL story 
Hi everyone!

Have been reading a few stories here and want to share mine as well. I think everyone will always have a questions and thoughts about this ...

Which Graft Option Did You Opt for? 
My son is 13 yrs old. He tore his ACL in football game on October 4, 2010. I have been really worried and puzzled by which option to go with him. His ...

Corinnes ACL Tear  
I am scared I will never be able to bend my leg again. I had a bicycle accident in July; unfortunately I was laid off from work and had no insurance at ...

ACL Recovery after Football 
I am a 16 year old male who worked out intensely for the past 3 years to get where i am in sports. Daily training that started at 2:15 and ended at 9:00....

I Have To Put Soccer On Hold For How Long?? 
Hello everyone!

I'm new to this site but it seems like it's going to be a great place to come and chat, vent, and hopefully gain some feedback while ...

Missy's pending Meniscus surgery one year out of her ACL surgery 
Well here we are again. My 12 year old daughter called me from the field hockey practice field - "please come and pick me up" -" I need to see the doctor ...

Second time lucky? 
I underwent ACL reconstruction following a football injury in 2008. I originally had an autograft - a part of my hamstring used for the actual new ligament....

ACL Injurie from soccer 
I am 15, and a sophomore in High school.
3 1/2 weeks ago I was playing in a pre-season varsity soccer tournament with my high school team.
I was running ...

Chelle's ACL Surgery 
Hi, I'm a 21 yr old active, athletic college student - that was until my injury. I was tackled in an intramural flag football game the beginning of September....

Life and Sports after ACL surgery one year out 
My 11 year old daughter tore her acl playing Little League softball. She had surgery in Aug of 09 at the Children's Hospital in Boston, using her IT Band....

Stories of Multiple ACL Tears 
Read stories about visitors who suffered multiple ACL tears, how they recovered, and tips for prevention.

My Story 
Hi My name is ashley, I am 14 years old. I tore my ACL in a allstar basketball game on April 23, 2010. IT was the worse pain Ive ever had. I could here ...

Bryan's ACL Surgery 
I hurt my knee about a month and a half ago playing basketball. I chased down my own rebound heading out of bounds and jumped to save it threw it back ...

Going Big and Going Home: Jessica's ACL Story 
I am a 21-year-old female, who spends her free time during the winter, snowboarding at an in-state resort, less than 3 hours away. It was my 28th day on ...

College ACL surgery 
i had my right ACL reconstruction surgery three months ago with a patella cadaver after tearing my ACL playing soccer for my college. A couple of things ...

Samantha's ACL, Meniscus surgery 
Had ACL surgery (cadaver allograft) on Wednesday the 24th(Feb). Medial Meniscus was repaired as was some shaggy looking cartilage. The first day was ...

a.q. ACL Reconstruction 
Hello, I'm one month post op with a patellar graft. I injured my right knee on december 10th tearing my acl mcl and meniscus. It happened while i was playing ...

Misty's ACL Surgery  
On Sunday, November 15, 2009, I was playing recreational volleyball and soccer in my backyard with a group of about 15 friends ranging from ages 13 - 50....

Tina's ACL Story - My First Major Injury 
I've played competitive soccer since I was 10 years old. No matter what has happened to me in my life, soccer has always been my outlet. In fact, that'...

Mike's ACL Surgery - rugby injury in my youth, regular skiier today 
I used to play rugby when I was younger, for both school and my local city teams. I had two separate knee problems, both with my left knee over two years....

ACL Surgery Next week(25th Feb 2010) 
Hello everyone,

I have been going through some of the experiences shared by fellow readers and I must say, my apprehension about the surgery has completely ...

Melanie's ACL surgery 
hello, im 15 years old and tore my ACL 3 weeks ago in a basketball game and i am getting surgery in 2 weeks this is so terribly disappointing its so hard ...

Could an MRI be wrong in reading an ACL tear??? 
My daughter had patella re-alingment year and now has a screw in her leg right below the knee. She slipped on ice last week and heard a loud "pop". Her ...

I Hope My Story Helps Someone Avoid My ACL Journey..... 
As I sit here in my wheelchair, contemplating what the next few weeks and months hold for me I am reading everyone's story here on Sport's Injury Info ...

The Trifecta 
I am a 45 year young active male. I play basketball about 4 times a week in 3 different leagues. On Dec. 28th I injured my knee pretty bad. After a ...

KT's Long ACL Surgery and Frustrating Rehab 
I blew out my left knee for the first time when I was 15. The surgery went very smooth and re-hab was tough, but it went pretty fast. I was full weight ...

12 yr. old daughter with a partial acl tear 
My daughter partially tore her acl during basketball practice on December 28th. The swelling is gone, and she has had a few weeks of physical therapy ...

BDaniel ACL Surgeries 
In 1976(9th grade) I blew my right knee doing gymnastics. In '78 I had surgery, cartilage removed, pins put in place for something, no formal rehabilitation,...

My MCL, ACL, PCL , Meniscus story 
On December 31st, I had a simple fall when my left ski went out as I was teaching my daughter to ski. I went down and immediately knew that something ...

Still Deciding Between Date and Type of Surgery -Sasha's Torn ACL  
I'm a 17 year old girl who tore her right ACL skiing on December 21st, 2009, after poorly landing a jump in the terrain park. It hurt for about 20 seconds ...

16 and having my third ACL surgery Tuesday 
I am 16 years old and a junior in high school. Playing Division 1 college soccer has been my dream since I was very young. I first tore my ACL when I ...

Brendan's ACL surgery 
Hey my name is Brendan, I partially tore my ACL in early 2008 playing Rugby League, after seing many doctors over the course of 6 months it wasn't until ...

gone backwards after 8 months!!?? 
I'm currently 8 months post op from a hamstring graft ACL recon. Everything was going to plan and I've actually been in non contact sports training for ...

Lee's ACL Road 
Hi, Ruptured my ACL in August 09 and went to Doctors and had X-ray on it and there wasnt anything shown so then went to a physiotherapist who assessed ...

Heather's Surgery 
I originally tore my acl when I was 15, playing soccer in gym. I had no idea, just thought it was a little painful but I walked it off. I played in a softball ...

Maggie ACL surgery  
I tore my acl and had it repaired using two hamstrings from my left leg (dont do it use a cadiver!) . I have been struggling with this leg ever since....

Shiv's 1 week after ACL reconstruction (success) 
I ruptured my ACL and tore my MCL in a football tackle exactly 4 months ago. Before this incident, I have had a perfect medical history - my most serious ...

French Alps: 1, My ACL: 0 
Hi all,

I'm ten days out of ACL reconstruction after a ski injury on April 5th. I'm a 42 year-old woman and a healthcare worker in France, and I needed ...

Erics ACL,MCL and Partial PCL accident.. Walking info 
So, Little background.
I'm 22, Very active in construction labor and sports activity (biking, skateboarding and things). Exactly one month ago, I was ...

Bill's ACL and Meniscus surgery 
i am a freshman in college, played soccer my whole life. tore it playing intramural co-ed soccer in college. getting surgery in literally 6 hours... so ...

My 3rd ACL Surgery And Still Playing. 
Hi all.

I had written my previous post under the same Title.

Here I wanna share how I can get back to soccer or any sports within few months. This ...

Andrea's acl story 
It's been 5 months since my acl and meniscus repair surgery. My physiotherapist says that i'll been done with the physio in a month, but i really don't ...

Lindsey's ACL Surgery 
A little over a year ago i got into a really bad car accident and one of my injuries produced from it was a torn ACL. I finally decided to have it fixed ...

Allison's arthrofibrosis problem post ACL surgery 
This is my third post. I need help. I'm a 44 year old firefighter/athlete that wants my life back. I tore my ACL on March 28th, 2009, had reconsruction ...

Twin 13 year old girls surgery 1 months post op. 
Hi my name is Savannah I'm 13 I tore my acl when I was 12 and (my twin sister tore hers at the age of 10!) I planned to get surgery 6 months after my ...

Should I do HAMSTRING graft or PATELLAR graft??? AHHHH 
I tore my ACL a month ago and am scheduled for surgery in a week. I met with 2 different surgeons. The first said he would definitely do the patellar ...

debra's acl surgery 
hi my name is debra and im 44 i tore my acl in my right knee im having surgery in a little over a week from now my doctor is using a acl ligament from ...

Cassie's ACL Surgery. 
Today is the third day after my ACL reconstruction surgery. I can bare a small amount of weight on my knee, but for the most part, it's still really painful ...

Meg's volleyball ACL rupture 
I just found out I ruptured my ACL and sprained my MCL. I was playing beach volleyball a week ago and came down from a hit and heard my knee pop. It ...

My 3rd ACL Surgery And Still Playing. 
I'm 25 year old male playing professional soccer. Recently I had my 3rd ACL + Meniscus Recon done. I thought that my career has totally ended. I had my ...

Dee Dee's ACL Surgery due to idiocy 
I was joking around and felt a pop like a rubber band snapping inside my skin. It hurt, but I've felt pain before so I ignored it, shook it off and hobbled ...

A little worried 
I'm currently 5 month post op for an ACL reconstruction using the hamstring technique, rehab is going well and I've started a running programme. Some ...

Confused!!!! 
I tore my ACL about four weeks ago but didnt go and get it checked out until yesterday. I am waiting on a call to schedule my surgery but i am getting ...

Kirsten's ACL reconstruction 
I'm Kirsten, a 14 year old high school and competitive cheerleader. About 4 weeks ago, I tore my ACL at cheerleading practice while landing my full. As ...

Susan's ACL surgery and slow, slow recovery 
Being a registered nurse (in orthopaedics for a couple of years), I had a fair idea what I was in for when I ruptured my ACL playing a netball grand final ...

Johnathan 12 yr old acl repair scheduled 09/29/09 
I have an active 12 yr old that completely tore his ACL during the last 11 seconds of a football game. He is scheduled for ACL repair using a hamstring ...

Sarah's Second ACL Surgery on the same knee 
So here I am again faced with learning how to walk for the 5th time in my life. This will be my second ACL reconstruction on the same knee. I feel more ...

ACL, PCL and MCL surgery 
I had surgery to reconstruct my ACL and PCL with a cadaver graft and also repaired my MCL on July 6, 2009. I am now nine weeks post-op and in the rehab ...

Tyler Redd's ACL Injury 
I play linebacker for the East Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia. It was the first football game of the year when i had the nightmare of every athlete....

THE NUMBER 3: ONE 16 YEAR OLD GIRLS 3rd ACL TEAR & MENISCUS 
My name is Mika I am 16 years old and I LOVE to play soccer. We all have that one thing that makes us happiest in life and mine is soccer. When I'm ...

melissa's torn acl. 
I was told on Tuesday by a specialist that I will have to have surgery, or live the rest of my life in a brace. Well, if you know me, a brace just won'...

Bennett's total physeal sparing reconstruction - age 12 
I am sharing this experience for my son and anyone like him who might have this injury at an early age. His injury occurred on the lacrosse field in April....

Need advice on ACL surgery.. 
Hi everyone,

Ok, this is gonna be one confusing situation, do bear with me..

A year ago, I had a partial tear to my ACL due to a blow to the side ...

My ACL injury and possible surgery-looking for suggestions 
My name is Ryan and I'm a 22 year old college student. Over a year ago I tore my ACL hiking with my friends. I didn't do anything that would be considered ...

Chun's Recovery from Infection post ACL Surgery 
Hi Everyone,

I am from Melbourne, Australia. I'd like to share my thoughts on a difficult journey so far.

I had a right knee ACL reconstruction ...

Suggestions? 
Hi i'm Kayla, i tore my ACL playing basketball, along with my MCL and Meniscus. My surgery is 2 weeks from now and i still don't know what tendon to use ...

Irish girls ACL injury 
Hi I'm a 20 year old camogie player. Last summer i tore my PCL in my left knee. It didn't require surgery, just 3 months rehab that went really well and ...

DONT GIVE UP!! 
Hey, I just had my ACL reconstructed about 7 weeks ago. I blew my ACl my 2nd game of summer basketball. I was devastated when my doctor told me that I ...

Kates Acl reconstruction update 
Hi its just me again, i told you guys my story about a month or two months ago.I am now 2 months postop. You can find my story by going here

I just ...

1st acl surgery ..questions  
I did not injury my knee prior to sports i got pushed over which caused me to fall on top of my knee ..& tore my ligament and cartiledge .
I have a few ...

Wendy's ACL/Med. meniscus + STAPH infection 
Hi, my name is Wendy and I’m 34 years old. I tore my right ACL & damaged my medial meniscus on April 23 while exercising at an indoor trampoline place ...

Kylee 
Hi,
I'm 38 and i have had my 2nd ACL tear there is also bruising and impaction fractures. I have now decided to go and get surgery as i am active and ...

Catherine's Worries 
my name is Catherine Green and i am 15 years old....5 month ago i tore my ACL playing soccer trying to avoid a hit in net. I have not yet gone for surgery ...

19/Male torn ACL & MCL; Hamstring Graft 
I've been playing basketball most of my life, and it was my obsession until I tore my ACL. I was practically playing everyday in my school gym (UCI) for ...

Carissa's ACL Story 
Hey everyone! I tore my ACL playing soccer. I play Center Midfielder on my school's soccer team. I had the ball and was dribbling down the field when I ...

My acl Story! 
I have been playing soccer my whole life (maybe 14 years) and i have never had an injury before. 2 months ago i was finishing my indoor season of, and ...

Allison's post ACL surgury complications 
I'm a 44 year old female firefighter and athlete. I tore my right ACL completely om March 28, 09. I had reconstructive surgery using my patellar tendon ...

17 year old Female AS-level PE student - torn left knee ACL 
Can I just say, wow! So many people have torn their ACLs and more! ACL tears kind of run in our family; my dad's done both of his and both of my brothers ...

KT's ACL worries 
i had my acl recon on the 27th of may. to date, it is 16 days post op. my surgeon has been very helpful in giving me a rough guideline on what to expect ...

Tim's ACL Surgery  
Here's my story.... I am 25yo. Playing soccer about 6 weeks ago, had the ball at my feet with one defender on me, attempting to turn left and my right ...

Fidan's ACL rupture 
Hi, I'm Fidan...I injured my knee about 8 months ago, in a soccer match. I was playing with my University colleagues. Than came that unfortunate split ...

Trying to be 18 at 32 
I tore my ACL in 2004 while playing baseball. Fluke accident while throwing the ball in from left field. Felt and heard the imfamous "POP" and went down ...

Luci's ACL Surgery on June 9th! - Q about sedation  
Hi everyone! My ACL surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9th. I tore my ACL in February when I was hit by a car when I was on the crosswalk.

I'll ...

Jasmin's ACL Injury 
On December 12, 2008 I was playing in a basketball game when I was sandwiched by two players while jump stopping. As my leg twisted, my knee gave out and ...

nicole's torn ACL 
hi, my name is nicole ,I'm 14 years old and i tore my ACL january,2009. I was at the peak of my playing career I was just told i made the varsity soccer ...

Shane's 3peat 
My freshman year of highschool i had loads of potential for the upcoming basketball season, but in the fall instead of playing on the golf team i decide ...

pauls ruptured acl 
Hi i am paul i am 21,i was playing gaelic football about a year ago when i landed akwardly on my knee i heard a lot of poping noises and my knee started ...

Ondi's turn 
Ok.. I tore my ACL on April 13 ,09 at a place called Rebounderz.. which is like 12,000 feet of nothing but trampoline. I landed heard a loud double pop ...

Amanda's mother's day mishap 
I tore my acl on May 10th 2009 during a mother's day soccer game. What a way to spend my mother's day! I am scheduled to have surgery on June 18th and ...

Sandy Knee History 
I am now 40, but when I was 16 to 18 I had about 6 knee injuries to both legs due to the love of soccer.

R- full leg cast - ICL
R -Lenox hill brace
...

juans acl screw up 
well i have a lot more than just an acl tear.
i tore my acl, mcl, and my lateral and medial meniscus..
i will be having surgery in a couple weeks. im ...

Lorraine's ACL Surgery.  
About two months ago I was at a Rugby practice. We were doing a little mix up at the end. I was knocked down and when I got up I twisted my knee the wrong ...

Keegan 
My 16-year-old son, Keegan, tore his right ACL during a wrestling match. He had it rebuilt using a hamstring tendon graft. This choice was made because ...

Mo's ACL recovery 
I had professional football (soccer) tryouts in the US last February and unfortunately during my second day a defender blew out my right knee (out of spite)...

Return to full contact sports 
Hi, im 20 years old. I tore my ACL and damaged my lateral meniscus mid last year and had surgery done on the 22nd of July, as of this week it has been ...

Naa's ongoing battle... 
So i had surgery on the 24th of April. I was doing everything right until my stitches started oozing out pus.

I got it checked, and i had an infection....

Chris' ACL surgery 
I had my right ACL reconstructed from a hamstring graft last Friday, May 1, 2009. Right now, I am eight days out and cannot get rid of the swelling and ...

Mollie's ACL Story 
I was one of two sophomores on the varsity basketball team when i tore my acl in a playoff game. I had the patella tendon surgery and am now 6 weeks out ...

my double ACL story. 
Im a basketballer, and as soon as i started playing seniors i saw a girl do her ACL every year. and thought it never happen to me!
well i was wrong... on ...

Antiqua King ACL LCL, PCL 
I was running hurdles for the first year ever... I usually run over distance. I run cross country and track and I swim. I am quite the athlete. I went ...

Knee Pain/Soreness One-Year Post ACL Surgery 
It's one-year since I had my ACL reconstruction (with an allograft)and also repair of a small tear in my meniscus. No complications from surgery and my ...

Karen's ACL/PCL trama 
After having a hell of a day trying to get to Manchester from Bangor, North Wales to play a University Gaelic football match I didn't think the day ...

Dwayne's ACL Story 
Hey! I completely tore my ACL and i have a slight tear in my meniscus somewhere. This is my story!
I was on local mountains in early March when i decided ...

26/Female- ACL Tear and Patellar Tendon Reconstruction 
I tore my ACL playing co-ed flag football on 3-1-09. After some pre-surgery physical training, my surgery was performed on 4-14-09. My entire story (including ...

14 year old's ACL injury story/ reconstruction recovery 
Hi! I am 14 years old. i tore my ACL at the end of my varsity bball season. i was posting a girl up, and they were throwing the ball in and when i jumped ...

Alyssa'w ACL Surgery 
I had the ACL surgery a week ago and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be and a lot less painful. My recovery is going great and I'm expectng ...

Eric's ACL surgery 
In October 2008 I was playing an intramural soccer game and landed on my right leg after a jump. There was a snap and it was too painful to move. I was ...

2yrs without an ACL 
I first injured my knee about 4-5 years ago playing basketball with a partial ACL tear so they would not operate on it. I rehabed it and began to play ...

Saphenous Nerve Pain Two Weeks Out 
I tore my ACL playing softball in August. I had planned on rehabbing it and skipping the surgery, but I developed severe heel pain from not walking properly ...

Googs ACL Surgery 
Hi I'm 35 years old and had ACL surgery 7 weeks ago, this is my story so far
I was playing soccer Oct 20 2008 when i was tackled from my left hand side,...

Melanie-skiing accident- choosing hamstring ACL option 
Hi, I've learned so much from reading all of the other stories on here! It really is hard to choose what the best option is....

My story....so on March ...

Justin's ACL Surgery 
Well, it was bound to happen after twenty years of skiing. I'm a freestyle skier, which means I spend most of my day at the mountain hitting jumps and ...

Bart's first week post-op ACL 
I am 30 years of age and I had the ACL in my right knee replaced with a patellar tendon autograft on Tuesday March 31. So I'm in my first week post-op ...

Daniel's ACL surgery 
My son Daniel , 14 years old, had his ACL surgery on April 3, 2009 with a patella grafting. The day and a half post surgery was okay, but he was taking ...

Missy's ACL Injury 
I'm not an athlete, but do a lot of outside work with my family. On March 21, while carrying an armload of tree limbs up a hill, I began to lose my foot ...

post op. ACL redness 
Hello everyone,

I had ACL reconstruction surgery along with lat. meniscus a week ago (3/24/09). I went to therapy yesterday and the therapist said ...

Chris' ACL surgery Hamstring graft 
Hello all,
I'm a healthy 25 yr old male. I tore my ACL and damaged my meniscus pretty good back in November 16, 2008. It happened on a motorcycle but ...

6 month post ACL-Where should I be? 
Hi. I am 22 years old. Last September I tore my ACL while playing soccer. I had the ACL reconstructed using my patellar tendon on October 21, 08. So ...

Q's ACL Surgery 
I had surgery about a month ago and I was not given a CPM machine after my surgery. I did have that ice pack attached to the cooler which I had to keep ...

Christie's ACL Worries. 
I have read every story on here and I am still a bit worried. I have ACL surgery this Friday the 27th and I am only able to take one week off work. Does ...

all conference lax 
hey i play div 3 college lacrosse and have been all conference for the past 3 years and an AA honerable mention. i am a senior now and i tore my acl during ...

YEAH!!! I'm back! 
An update on my recovery...

I tore my ACL Oct 3,2008 (Posted story earlier), had surgery (hamstring graft) on Oct 31st,2008.

I saw my surgeon on ...

Elaine's ACL surgery 
I waited 2 years after my skiing accident before having surgery......as i was really scared of the thought of it. I finally got so frustrated that I went ...

Rebaboh1 
I injured my knee shortly before the beginning of class on Monday, March 2,2009. The ground was covered w/ a light coating of snow w/ a layer of ice underneath,...

Kit's ACL/Meniscus repair surgery 
I had my ACL/Meniscus repair surgery on January 21, 2009. I am 7 weeks out and have had some complications with muscle pain. I pulled my hamstring followed ...

Tina's pre-ACL Surgery anxiety 
I ruptured my ACL and partially tore my MCL in my left knee while skiing December 20th. I had minimal swelling but because I injured myself around the ...

Daniel's ACL Surgery 
My son, Daniel, is scheduled to have ACL surgery on 4/3/09. He will be 15 years old 4/18/09. He is in no pain right now and, after a few months of physical ...

Caty's ACL story 
Hey I am 15 and I just made my high school soccer team as a freshman which has always been a dream of mine. This was my first year to be goalie and I was ...

Dan's ACL Surgery 
I'm getting surgery done in two days...and I'm very anxious and nervous. First time going under the knife. I tore my ACL playing basketball when some guy ...

Sarah's ACL Surgery 
Tore my ACL on January 31, 2009 skiing (43 year old mom in too much powder). Spent the next 4 weeks on crutches getting ready for surgery. Hoped that ...

Charles weaver acl tear 
Well friday the 13th of febuary 2009, i was playing basket ball i went for a 3 point shot and relized it was not going to make it so i charged in to atempt ...

Busted MCL and ACL at 42 and 50lbs overweight 
27th Feb 2009.
Hello everyone, I busted my MCl and also ACL skiing two weeks ago. Well, let's just say I was not skiing at the time it happened rather ...

Wendy's Uphappy Triad 
I sustained the uphappy triad (ACL, MCL and meniscus) playing volleyball. Worse than having the unhappy triad was that I also got two trauma induced blood ...

Stacy's ACL reconstruction 
I blew my knee on December 22, 2008. Had my surgery last week on the 11th of February. I was sparring a round of karate--beautiful head kick on my opponent,...

Colette's ACL story, age 12 
It was November 2007 and i was at a soccer tournament and my team was excited for a win! There was about 3-5 games in the tournament and we started the ...

Mark's ACL Surgery  
I read these stories before mine, and it helped! So here's my story.....

On Jan. 19th, 2009 I was playing adult league hockey and executed a sharp right ...

Marcos ACL Surgery - patellar tendon 
I had 2 months ago a motorcycle accident and torn my acl in my left knee. I took an MRI and so, i decided to go with the surgery. They also told me that ...

Alison's ACL story 
Hello, I have just passed my 7-week post-surgery and I've been having ups and downs..I got off my crutches real fast but I developed a lot of scar tissue ...

Tim's ACL Surgery 
I snapped my ACL around 10 years ago in my right knee. I was playing semi proffessional soccer and was very scared this may be the end of my soccer days....

My New Brace... 
Would love some advice in this regard...my new custom brace came in this week and it felt snug when the rep placed it on my knee (as demonstrated by his ...

Alan's ACL Hamstring Graft 
Still On the Mend
9:36:11 PM 2/4/2009


Well, it has been two weeks since I underwent ACL reconstruction. I feel pretty good and I am ready to start ...

Claires ACL surgery 
I damaged my knee at a gymnastics training session March 23rd 08 and landed awkwardly from a split jump. Worst pain in my life and I fainted after it due ...

Kayla-partial acl tear since 2/2000 
I have had a partial acl tear since 2/2000. I was hurt in a ski lift accident. The ski lift chair hit me in the middle of my back and forced my left ...

help me out!! 
I tore my acl on December 7th 2008 while playing soccer. As i fell to the ground i heard a massive popping sound. my initial reaction was that it might ...

Normal or just being impatient ? 
I had my ACL reconstruction on the 30th of Dec. I am able to bend the knee to almost normal and straighten it to within 1% of normal range. My frustration ...

Caroline's ACL Story 
I tore my ACL and meniscus on November 14, 2008 and have my surgery tomorrow (well technically today) January 12, 2009. I have a mixed bag of emotions;...

Jo Galloway's ACL Surgery  
I tore my ACL in a step aerobics class. I literally just put my foot forward and felt this huge pop in my knee and my leg buckled. I thought at first I ...

ACL reconstruction surgery scheduled for 23rd January 2009 
Hiya!

I am 23 I have key hole surgery for ACL reconstruction scheduled for 23rd January 2009.

I am very nervous and just hope everything will go ...

April's ACL  
So i play lacrosse and was the lacrosse captain for my high school and on the day of my birthday April 16, 2008, I tore my acl during a game.

It didn'...

Coach's ACL Surgery 
Tore the ACL/Menicus on July 18th and had the surgery December 18th. Everything seems to be moving along like it should, on pain meds. Won't see anyone ...

Paula's ACL Surgery Story-I am 49 
Tearing my ACL has been one of my biggest life lessons in trusting my intuition. In December 2007 I decided to step on a very small tree trunk that fell ...

Simple trip, stumble - acl reconstruction ! 
On Sept. 17, 2008, experienced a simple, seemingly innocuous stumble, trip. Well, this simple trip ripped my acl and both meniscus.

This happened ...

Jeremiah's Bachelor Party Disaster 
Fellow ACL'ers,

I'm a 31 year old (male) and live in New York - here is my ACL story thus far:

Well, I tore my ACL, partially damaged my MCL, tore ...

Lori's ACL and meniscus surgery 
I wrecked my knee while out dancing with friends about a month ago. The floor was slippery, and that's really all it took :) The MRI shows a torn ACL ...

Mallory's ACL 
I'm 17 yrs old and a high school senior who suffered my ACL tear on September 13, 2008 in a volleyball match. I had my ACL surgery on October 16, 2008 ...

Today's the day (December 10, 2008) 
While most of the people that I've read about had their ACL repair right after their injury, I pulled the Superwoman act and waited, thinking things will ...

ONLY 16.........GOING TO 17 
Well I am actually re-writing my story bcz the first one I wrote was pretty short and I really couldn't write and express everything I feel.

So I injured ...

Hamstring VS Patella 
Hello, Im Gabriel, 28 y/o Male. I love to play sports. I Play basketball, football, and practice Brazilian jiu jit su OFTEN. My question is do I get ...

Sunny's ACL 
Tore my ACL on Oct 4th and had my ACL construction on Dec 4th using patella graph. Now 2 days post op, have been icing using polar care and living on pain ...

Barb's ACL Reconstruction 
Well...I am only 16 and I basically DESTROYED my ACL...anyways I was in physical therapy for 10 months and a week ago I just got my knee Surgery. Yes it ...

Kelly's ACL Surgery 
I recently tore my acl playing tennis. The MRI Shows a complete tear. My doctor said that it would be best to get the surgery done. I am really stuck though ...

Sue's story with question 
My story?

I'm an active Physical Education teacher of 46yrs old. All began in 1988, left knee partial ACL tear and finally gave away with a complete ...

Michelle's ACL Surgery 
I could not figure out how to add to my current page or to add a picture of my knee so here I start again.

I am starting to feel discouraged. My ...

Jay's second acl reconstruction 
This was my second acl surgery. Both were hamstring grafts. The first was 10 years ago, I was 18 and I don't remember much.

I don't remember how long ...

17 Year Old Female Soccer Player ACL Surgery 
On the morning of April 2, 2008, my high school soccer team had morning soccer practice after the game the night before. It was our typical practice. We ...

Kaitlin's ACL Surgeries 
My first ACL injury was October 13, 2007. I was playing volleyball for my high school team. At this time, I was 14 years old. I tore it when I landed ...

Excited and Scared all in one 
I have my surgery scheduled for Dec. I am looking forward to being able to pay sports again, but worried I wont be at the same level i was before the injury....

Never give up! 
I finally made it to college...I was always told as a young boy that i would never be big enough to play college football. I became determined to make ...

My personal experience 
I am a 24 year old male in Southern California. In January of 2007 I was playing in a basketball game in a rec league in college. I was playing in my second ...

High Level Soccer Player's ACL 
Currently I am 16 years old and being recruited by many division 1 schools to play soccer, which is really the most important thing in my life. I play ...

This sucks 
I am only a 14 year old male and i am pretty messed up. I tore my acl in half, my lateral meniscus in three places, my mcl, and i had a bone fracture. All ...

Pre-surgery questions(hamstring graft ACL) 
I just have a question to anyone that has already had an acl surgery using a hamstring graft...once you have recovered is there a major difference in the ...

i hope its not he end of my dream 
I am only a fourteen year old male. I tore my acl in half, partially tore my mcl, tore my meniscus in three places, and had a bone fracture in the articullar ...

Playing Soccer On My Birthday 
Playing soccer like I always do but this day was different a lot of friends and family there because it was my birthday. Jumped to hit the ball with my ...

K's ACL story... 
I am a 46yo female who had ACL reconstruction surgery 1 week ago using my own hamstring. I also had meniscus damage repaired.

I tore my knee Paragliding....

49 Jazz & Tap Dancer with torn ACL...now what? 
I'm 49 and was on vacation, sitting down doing NOTHING, when another tourist (drunk) body slammed into the side of me when she came to sit down and talk ...

Duke's ACL tear 
I tore my right ACL playing in a men's league baseball game. I am 34 years old and a former college and pro ball player. I was playing first base and ...

Elena 10 days since surgery 
I am 52 and have 3 teens and run a business. Whilst I played a lot of sport when I was younger and like to think I am active I am probably out of condition....

Elaine's ACL Surgery 
I injured my leg last October during a rugby game. At first I didn't realize how serious the injury was. I thought I had simply sprained some of the ...

Flight Attendant Tears ACL at Work... 
Hi All!
Your stories have been inspiring. I too, wish I could have found this website earlier.

March 25, 2008, I tore my ACL in my left knee when ...

Kayla'a ACL Surgery/ Rehab 
I am 14 years old. I tore my ACL at my first high school soccer game. (I was a Freshman playing Varsity so it REALLY was my first game) the clock was running ...

Col's ACL reconstruction 
Hi all,

had my ACL reconstruction done about 4 weeks ago now and also had keyhole suregery at the same time. At first the pain was bad and now it has ...

Meredith's ACL Reconstruction 
I was really nervous about the surgery after all the other comments that I had found through googling... To be honest, the worse part for me was the pain ...

Dirtbike Accident 
My son had a dirtbike accident 4 weeks ago. I was really silly and he didn't even realize he had damaged his knee until he tried to get up 2x and then ...

Karen is waiting for her 2nd surgery in 27yrs! 
I am currently waiting for ACL reconstruction and here is my story: In 1982 when I was 16yrs old I tore my ACL playing basketball. After surgery I wore ...

Dawn 40 and still going! awaiting ACL surgery 
Hi thanks for a fab website. I injured my ACL skiing about 10 years ago. I was really fit at the time so increased the strengthening exercises and kept ...

Rod's acl surgery 
having surgery tomorrow september 30

Katie's ACL surgeries... the never-ending story 
Hi im katie. Im from los angeles but i am currently going to school in boston. Ive been playing volleyball since i was 9. during the first game of my senior ...

Dominique's ACL reconstruction 
Although my story is long, please read it.
I am 13 years old and am in 8th grade and live in Logan, Utah. When I originally tore my ACL was on February ...

Quincy's ACL 
Background:
I tore my ACL back in June playing basketball. Initially, I just hurt it driving to the basket. I came out, but went back in since I was ...

Joel's ACL Kung Fu Tournament  
Hi All,

Thanks for reading this.

I'm a 33 y/o male and have trained in martial arts for about 17 years (Northern Eagle Claw Kung Fu) so my daily ...

6 Torn ACLs 
I am 17 years old, and I have torn my ACLs 3 times in each knee. I now have my 5th and 6th torn ACLs, and I will not have a reconstructive surgery for ...

Fire Department Hell 
I am a 20 year old female, part of a volunteer Fire deaprtment in my hometown, Ashcroft BC. One night, one May 28, 2008 at about 8:30 my husband and I ...

Toni's ACL rehabilitation 
Well on June 13,2008 used patella graph for my knee surgery.
I am now 10 weeks since surgery and done with rehab. I still am unable to climb stairs without ...

Krystal's ACL Reconstruction Sept 9th!!!! AHHHH! 
Hi Everyone, I tore my ACL initially in August of 2004 playing soccer... I was slide tackled while all my weight was on my left leg (shooting) OOOOOOOOOUCH ...

Michelle's ACL Injury 
Hi, I am a 22 year old female. I tore my ACL playing softball on August 3, 2008. I am getting my surgery around Thanksgiving and I am scared to death....

SL's Unhappy Triad 
Where to start...

well the injury took place while playing soccer. The last thing I really remember was I jumped and when I can back down all I heard ...

Derek's ACL surgery 
Hi Just thought I'd share my thoughts. I'm a 34 year old male. I originally ruptured my ACL almost 20 years ago while skateboarding (fell off a ramp from ...

Most likely will have surgery.... 
I am thankful to have stumbled upon this site. My knee popped out beneath me during a dodgeball game last month. Initially the E.R. doc told me it was ...

Wez's run up 2 surgery 
omg where to begin
i really want this surgery because i know it will help me get back to the chaos i call normality.
but with only one day left till ...

Jeff's ACL Injury 
Hi, I'm a 25 year old male who underwent ACL reconstruction last Wednesday, 8.6.08. I also had a partial meniscus tear that needed to be repaired.

Two ...

LAFD Fireman 
I tore my ACL in early June, managed to have the surgery 2 weeks later. I am now 6 weeks post surgery, I'm walking without problems, climbing stairs, normal ...

I Tore My ACL While FENCING!  
Who knew that fencing could lead me to tear my ACL.
Prior to my shocking discovery that I tore my ACL, I didn't know much about this VERY common (apparently)...

I Couldn't Belive That I Tore My ACL 
I'm a fourteen year old female, and I tore my ACL playing in a softball game the second day that we got out of school, which was May 31st.

I was pitching ...

James Eddleston (Snowboarding ACL Tear) 
Done my ACL this season snowboarding had surgery in Jan 08. Been doing physio ever since getting alot better but not sure if its gonna be strong enough ...

Walt's ACL Surgery 
I am having the surgery next week (Aug 6, 2008) and I have to make a graft choice. I am 42 years old but very active. I still play baseball, softball, basketball ...

Ari's ACL Surgery 
My name is Ari. I am a 15 year-old female who tore my ACL during soccer practice in late February. I wasn’t doing anything major – not like I would in ...

Bill's ACL story 
I am a 36 year old male who has now blown out both ACL's in the last year doing Tae Kwon Do. 10 years ago I partially tore my right ACL running at night....

Mel's ACL Surgery 
I'm an 18 y.o. female that loves practicing Wushu, or Chinese martial arts. It's not really for combat/sparring, but rather for performing (don't call ...

Taylors ACL Surgery 
My names Taylor, I'm 16, going to be a jr in high school. Last summer I hurt my knee playing soccer. When I got the MRI I found out I had torn the meniscus ...

Betsy's ACL Surgery 
I am a healthy 47 year old female. I have always been a good athlete and still am, thank goodness. I injured my knee on 01/26/08. Not skiing but weather ...

Kyle -21 Yr Old -Athletic Male -ACL hamstring tendon reconstruction 
I tore my ACL in a soccer game in September. A 50 50 tackle caused it ... I heard a crack and was in immediate agony on the floor. I thought my bone had ...

Motorcycle wreck causes ACL injury 
I was minding my own business riding my motorcycle to work when a car decided to turn left in front of me - hit it broadside at over 30mph. Rushed to ...

Maddy's ACL Rehab  
As a young 13 year old athlete (basketball) I was beginning to be very good. I play rec. and select basketball for a top team in Washington.

I was ...

Lisa's ACL Surgery 
I tore my right ACL playing basketball the summer going into my junior year.

I was sprinting after a player on a fast break and then I suddenly had ...

Tim's ACL Experience 
I am a 40 year old male and my ACL experience started at 6:30 a.m. November 9th, 2007.

I had gone to the gym, done my normal weightlifting and instead ...

Sorcha's ACL Surgery 
Hello. My name is Sorcha Cox; I'm now 18 years old.

I tore my ACL & partially tore my MCL last November, on the night before Thanksgiving during a ...

Gail's ACL/meniscus/patellar Surgery 
Hi Everyone,

First off a huge thank you for this site, I wish I found it weeks ago.
I had ACL reconstruction/graft on Feb 23, 2009. Started P.T. approximately
...

Joey's ACL Surgery & Post Op Pain Questions 
In a fateful day in late July, I was rounding the corner playing flag football when suddenly my wonderfully spry knee decided it had had enough, and buckled ...

Meg's Rough Ride 
My daughter recently underwent ACL replacement with meniscus repair. The first few days were fairly painful, but with lots of ice and ibuprofen, she was ...

Stiffness w/ Surgery Two ACL scar tissue 
I am a 29 year old male. I am very competitive and active. This summer June 14th I tore my ACL, meniscus damage, & and impact fracture when my tibia ...

ACL/MCL/Lat. Meniscus/Bone Bruise playing Ultimate Frisbee 
I'm a 20 year old college student who plays ultimate frisbee. A few weeks ago, I twisted my knee when my left cleat stayed in the ground while I turned ...

surgery or not at 50 in California 
Have a complete tear of the ACL from playing basketball in my left knee. What to do? Have about 4 weeks of therapy to improve range of motion,and then ...

Steves problems after surgery 
I had reconstruction of the ACL via hamstring graft six months ago, following an injury kick boxing february 2008. My recovery has been slow, some what ...

Jason's double pop... 
Greetings from Greece to all you fellow-sufferers.
My acl story began on 03Nov2008 during an amateur basketball game. As the ball rebounded off the board,...

Ty's ACL snap, the second time around! 
Hi, I'm Ty, from South Africa. I'm a 24 year old university student doing M.S. in human kinetics, so I know what I should and should not do in terms of ...

Firefighter's torn ACL 
I'm a 24 year old firefighter and I got hurt at work and was sent to the hospital after hearing the pop and feeling my knee move awkwardly. Because of ...

Ben's Baseball Blunder 
Hi my name is Ben and I am 20 yrs old and tore my acl 2 months ago to this day. I was playing baseball and was running down to first base trying to ...

ACL injury nightmare.  Not rated yet
So I'm a senior in high school and I've played volleyball since about 5th grade and cheered since 3rd grade. I've worked really hard to get where ...

ACL Surgery stories and advice  Not rated yet
Stories from Sports Injury Info visitors about ACL surgery, rehabilitation, and recovery.

Trampoline ACL Tear!!!  Not rated yet
I was jumping on my trampoline with my kids when i heard acouple loud pop and had extreme pain in my right knee. When i came back down my knee was on the ...

Lori's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
On June 8th 2011 I was out mowing and took a step off a wall that was more of a drop then I had realized. Needless to say I landed on my left side with ...

Carlos ACL,PCL,MCL Surgery  Not rated yet
I endure more then 6 years with a "sprained knee" according to the hospital when I had it checked out. The first time it happened I did not know what it ...

The Competitive Road From the Bench.  Not rated yet
This has definitely been the hardest thing I've ever had to do... and I'm only 3.5 months into the surgery-recovery. I tore my ACL and meniscus back in ...

Darryl's ACL nightmare  Not rated yet
A couple of my friends had torn there ACl and I laughed and joked about it, I never thought I would experience it.

It was the first game of the rugby ...

Jess's Experience  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL and meniscus playing powderpuff football. I was running and my right leg was planted when a girl hit my on my left side and there was a loud ...

Torn ACL From Playing Lacrosse  Not rated yet
I'm 15 years old and just had an ACL reconstruction a week ago with the hamstring graft on my left knee. I completely tore my ACL during practice with ...

David's story - deep vein thrombosis after ACL surgery  Not rated yet
Hi, I'm 29 and I had an ACL reconstruction surgery in the beginning of March 2011. I started my rehab, and 2 months after the surgery a deep vein thrombosis(...

Elle's ACL Surgery and Recovery  Not rated yet
Hey everyone! My name is Elle and i tore my acl 12 months ago and is now fully recovered.
On June 13, I was just a normal 14 year old playing in a soccer ...

KC's acl and knee other damage  Not rated yet
I am an athletic 16 year old girl who not only loves to watch but also play sports. I play volleyball, basketball, and softball during their seasons and ...

@#$% happens  Not rated yet
I had a small swelling problem with my right knee last summer after sliding into a base. Then my the fall of this year my junior year of high school I ...

My ACL & Meniscus Injury  Not rated yet
Hi
I'm 21, female and have been playing football ever since I was 6. Been very lucky with injuries, only ever sprained my ankle once.
Then on 31st ...

H's ACL and Meniscus tear.  Not rated yet
Hi,

I initially damaged some part of my knee Oct 2009 playing football on a Sunday morning. Within the first 10 mins of the game I simply jumped over ...

David's Acl, Meniscus and Mcl torn =\  Not rated yet
So im a senior in high school my name is David Anez, I managed to tear my ACl, Meniscus and MCL all in one shot, ended my baseball season early, I am a ...

Susanne, BJJ Fighter ACL allograft reconstruction  Not rated yet
Dear all

I hope my story will encourage every athlete who has to undergo an ACL reconstruction.

Some words about myself. Im a 34-year old Martial ...

Kaden ACL surgery experience  Not rated yet
Hello, my name is Kaden and I'm 14 years old; On February 15th 2011 I tore my ACL, MCL, LCL, and Meniscus playing football after my team's evening workout....

Tamara's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I live in Minnesota, I had a freak accident leaving my daycare's driveway. As I pulled on my car door to get in I slipped on the ice and Completely tore ...

Post ACL 10 Years - More Issues  Not rated yet
I had ACL reconstruction in 2002 using my patellar tendon as the graft.

Five years ago I ruptured my Achilles tendon and during PT, I started feeling ...

Should my Daughter play or get ACL surgery  Not rated yet
My Daughter is 15 and loves sports. She is a gymnast and wants to do Softball. She injured her ACL and needs surgery but wants to play softball. She made ...

cturner12  Not rated yet
Hi, i'm a senior in college and i was playing soccer in the indoor when me and one of my teammates bumped knees. My left leg hyperextended and i heard ...

Playing the waiting game!!   Not rated yet
I have to say the most frustrating thing aside from the actual ACL injury itself, is waiting for the date of the operation!
I play for a ladies football ...

Ashton's ACL  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL, meniscus and had bone bruising from playing basketball. It was the last play of the last game for the night. Isn't that how it always ...

Maggie's ACL story  Not rated yet
I am 45 and tore my ACL in afghanistan while deployed there for the Army.when it happened i heard a pop and the bottom half of my leg seemed to go outward ...

ACL Surgery Recovery Tips  Not rated yet
Just had my second ACL surgery on my left knee after doing the meniscus and ACL on my right knee 4 years ago. All injuries were indoor soccer related ...

My Terrible Triad Recovery   Not rated yet
I'm Jodi and on April 9,2010 at a Utah Ski resort I crashed and tore threw my ACL ... MCL and Menicus.. lovingly known as the Terrible Triad..
Surgery ...

Amanda's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
On August 18, 2010, I was in a bad car accident, where I jammed my left knee into my steering column. I went to my ortho, got MRI's and Xrays done, and ...

Ash's valentine's day ACL heartbreak  Not rated yet
Hey there,I'm ash,21 years old and from Singapore.I'm currently recuperating from meniscus arthroscopy.But I had my acl recon done in 2009.I was in college ...

Trampoline took me out...  Not rated yet
I am a 36yr old male and I tore my ACL & partial meniscus at the boing jump center in Tampa,Fl on Nov 6th. It is a gym full of trampolines all connected ...

Tore My ACL  Not rated yet
I went down while going in for a layup during basketball season. I had an MRI and my doctor told me I tore my ACL. I'm having surgery in a month. After ...

kathy acl, pcl lcl an lateral meniscus removal plus knee realignment  Not rated yet
have just had surgery jan 29 for the above, the acl was hamstring graft an i had a quadriceps qraft, im non weight bearing for 4wks as knee bones very ...

Ellen's Story  Not rated yet
My daughter torn her ACL August 24th, 2010 in a league basketball game. She had just started Volleyball season and was getting some Varsity playing time....

Benjamin's ACL, MCL, LCL, LM story extravaganza   Not rated yet
I was playing basketball in March of 2010. It was a playoff game and we were ahead with 30 seconds to go. I was running fast to intercept a pass and when ...

Peter's ACL adventures  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL while playing hockey in January of 2010. I saw a doctor and he thought an ACL reconstruction using a hamstring graft was the best choice....

Alyssa's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I am a sophomore in High school and am playing on a varsity basketball team. I have been playing basketball since I was 10 years old. I love it!! I have ...

juans ACL tear in flag football  Not rated yet
heeyy im juan and i am 15 years old and this very day i had my surgery done... i tore my ACL and ruptured my meniscus. I actually tore it in the summer ...

My ACL Reconstruction in the USA, after a fialed emergency surgery in Mexico  Not rated yet
I was on a mission in Mexico last year and was running alot. I was training for a marathon,and did several 10K's and a half marathon to raise money for ...

Soccer + Weak Knee = Torn ACL  Not rated yet
I'm 13, and this happened in October. I weakened my knee by tripping in a soccer game. I was unaware three weeks later that I still needed to heal. My ...

Sarah's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
Going to have surgery to fix my ACL in my left knee in four days. I'm getting a little worked up about it. I'm worried about when i can get back to work ...

ACL surgery, November 4th 2010  Not rated yet
I am 16 years old and am a very serious soccer player, and i have been playing for 14 years. soccer is my LIFE. All day everyday. I play club soccer, and ...

Rob's acl fear  Not rated yet
I had the reconstruction surgery nov. 4 2010.Doc says everything went normal.I started walking without crutches 3 days after.It felt great to walk on it ...

Volleyball ACL Tear  Not rated yet
Hello, well I was 14 when I tore my ACL and a slight tear in the Meniscus. I was at volleyball practice , I had made jv and I'm a freshman. I had just ...

Kevin's ACL (soccer)  Not rated yet
In 1980 at age 25 had ACL replacement with the patella tendon. Meniscus was partially torn and posterior ligament was partially torn. Completely healed ...

Sally's ACL Story  Not rated yet
Hi I want to know the major difference between autograft patellar tendon and allograft surgeries. I'm a 17 year old girl who tore her first, left acl,...

Chelsey's ACL Surgery (Pre and Post)  Not rated yet
Chelsey from Canada shares her ACL Reconstruction Story

One Month After Surgery  Not rated yet
I am a 24 year old male and I tore my ACL and damaged the knee cartilage. The injury occurred in July playing football. I went to stop running and my knee ...

15 years old, 2 ACL surgeries in one year and still not stable  Not rated yet
My son is an avid soccer player and has worked hard his entire life to progress in his sport. He had just earned the spot as one of the top 100 in the ...

ACL Surgery Tips  Not rated yet
I had ACL surgery in 2008 and had a full recovery- glad I did it.

I found frustration in not finding enough info online so I did a survey to put all ...

first acl surgery  Not rated yet
Hii, im 13 and I tore my acl in a soccer game the day before tryouts for school. I went to the hospital that day and was told I only sprained my knee. Then ...

Kristen's ACL Surgery at 13  Not rated yet
Hi! I'm Kristen and I tore my ACL about 1 year ago. I was 13 years old and in 8th grade. I was playing in a soccer game on a rainy day and my cleat got ...

Mike's ACL adventures...  Not rated yet
I had my first knee surgery way back in 1988 for a Meniscus tear and a Stretched ACL suffered during a High School football game. After months ...

HS DE - Jonnie R. ACL Surgery Tomorrow  Not rated yet
So on September 1st, in our scrimmage game, i tore my ACL. Here's what happened. I lined up in my stand-up Defensive End position (linebacker playing D ...

Zach, 11yrs old, both knees have torn ACL's.....  Not rated yet
My son Zach started his second season of Football (6th grade) this past August and on his 2nd day of practice his left cleat got stuck during a tackle ...

Jacks healing response surgery  Not rated yet
I completely severed my ACL playing in a basketball tournament. My O.S suggested the Healing response procedure since the tear was high on the ACL. Basically ...

Ashlie's ACL Surgery- After Op.  Not rated yet
Hey, I am a 13 year old girl, who had the delightful process of having my acl torn, mcl partial torn, pcl stretched out, bruised boned, and small cartilage ...

Brad's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
In 2005, during my freshman season at Concordia University Irvine, I tore my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), lateral cruciate ligament (LCL) and bicep ...

Nearing ACL surgery  Not rated yet
A little over 10 years ago (I was 14 at the time), I fell awkwardly on my leg and hurt my knee pretty badly. When I went to the hospital, I saw a surgeon ...

from jumping? really??   Not rated yet
im 16, and a junior in high school. over the summer of 2010, i was at soccer camp. it was the last day, semi final game, and we were up by one. a girl ...

28 yr old life-long athlete - ACL only injury - allograft surgery Oct 15  Not rated yet
Hello!

I have been looking for more information about my upcoming ACL surgery on my right knee. (This has been a great site, thank you!) It has been ...

Pauls ACL Story, Full ACl Tear and the Path Back to the Soccer Field  Not rated yet
Well more about me i guess, I was born in south america, been playing soccer since i was prob 5 , did club, and high school teams without major injuries ...

Neil - 17 - Football - ACL + 2 Meniscus tears  Not rated yet
August 28 2010
I had been waiting for my senior season ever since i walked into high school the first day. It was finally here and things were starting ...

Dom's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I'm a 27 year old male who tore his ACL, MCL and LCL playing basketball. I landed awkwardly going for a rebound (was pushed in mid-air) and heard three ...

continued 3 tears later...3 months after ACL surgery  Not rated yet
so I am the 3 tears lady and I have to admit it was a battle, between trying to stay ahead of the pain to giving sports rehab 100%. My surgeon used a cadaver ...

Brenda's ACL & Medial Meniscus Repair  Not rated yet
I had my surgery on 7/26. I honestly don't know what I did to cause the injury. I had a slight pain when I stepped wrong getting onto an airplane, my ...

Finally was told ACL tear after 8 years  Not rated yet
Hi guys,
I had an incident when I was 18 skiing, where I was told that I tore medial meniscus. About 8 months later I had the arthroscopic surgery to ...

The Sound of an ACL Tear.  Not rated yet
This long emotional journey all started on a cold Monday afternoon in January. I had basketball practice right after school. The practice started off pretty ...

Peter's ACL and medial meniscus surgery  Not rated yet
I'm 42 and 2 weeks ago playing soccer was tackled from the side from a standing foot, which took my left leg away only for my left knee to crumble under ...

You do not have to be nervous before the surgery..trust me..  Not rated yet
I had my ACL reconstruction and Meniscus repair last friday which was on 9th of the september. I researched all the info about the ways the surgeon perform ...

Courtney's Story  Not rated yet
March 28, 2010 I jumped off a fence and landed incorrectly on my left leg. I heard the horrible "POP" noise so often described with ACL tears. I went ...

Kristen's ACL story  Not rated yet
I got the news of a torn ACL March 17th, 2010. On March 3rd, I was at the local Y running as a part of a fitness class. Now, I am not normally a runner ...

Ozzy's acl post-op  Not rated yet
I tore my acl during the summer of 2008 during a soccer game. It happened when I jumped in the air for a header and landed with a big crack..today it's ...

Dallas's ACL SUrgery.  Not rated yet
I am 14 years old and recently tore my ACL. i Play soccer full year round and play ODP (state team) and i play club. I was practicing with my high school ...

Tearing your acl at age 13  Not rated yet
I tore my acl when I was 13...
I'm a huge lacrosse player and I had just made a select lacrosse team.
I tore my acl at a lacrosse tournament at the ...

I am 10 days after ACL surgery Pattelar Graft, My healing is going great   Not rated yet
10 days after surgery physical therapist told me that one week after my rehab I am where good patient gets after 4 weeks.
My extension is great, my flexion ...

bretts acl surgery  Not rated yet
i tore my acl last july playing soccer, the doctors told me it was just a sprain until i injured the ligament 2 more times, had an arthroscope done and ...

sherif acl surgery  Not rated yet
injured myself playing football about 6 months ago . Decided to go for the patello acl reconstruction . Had operation 10 days ago ( 5 Month after injury ...

Nick McTague's Knee Injury  Not rated yet
The thing about this injury is how it took place. My Sophomore year, about 5 minutes from it actually happening, my friend said " Nick if we don't get ...

Tamy's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL playing tennis exactly 1 month and 1 week ago. I also suffered a contusion which has forced me to delay surgery and undergo 4 - 5 weeks of ...

Danny's torn ACL  Not rated yet
Well it all happened on march the 28th.
I play (American) football on the highest level there is in the Netherlands.
During this game a player from the ...

Corin's left and right acl and miniscus tears  Not rated yet
well my name is corin and i am 15 an i tore my left and right acl and my inner meniscus on both knees to while playing soccer. my left tear happened while ...

Alexis's ACL Reconstruction Surgert  Not rated yet
I had ACL reconstruction about 3 months ago. The surgery went well and its nothing to worry about. With a cadaver ligament instead of my own the recovery ...

should i do the ACL surgery or wait?  Not rated yet
hi my name is yasmine and im 15 years old. i have a torn ligament which is the ACL, i asked so many doctors about if i should do the surgery or wait cause ...

Surgery soon  Not rated yet
A year ago I tore my left knee ACL three quarters threw. In Canada they won't operate unless it is a complete tear so I was left to rehab it back to ...

ACL Reconstruct in Thailand  Not rated yet
After 30+ years of playing football (or soccer for our US cousins), I finally received the "ugh" injury when I tore my ACL last October. No physical challenge,...

Surgery May 26 ... Making progress  Not rated yet
I had my ACL reconstructed (hamstring tendon graft) and a meniscus cleanup 16 days ago. Surgeon said not to start physio until the post-op appointment ...

Three tears later.....................  Not rated yet
Back in November 2009, I was assisting my sister on a photo shoot and stepped off a ladder on the second step thinking it was the last step, so 3 tears ...

Knee Pain after 5 months  Not rated yet
I tore my knee and had surgery 5 months ago, i had a quick recovery, did my PT and everything, now i have a personal trainer and we work very hard on my ...

I will Ski Again! I hope!  Not rated yet
There I was, minding my own business on the lower part of a ski run that I had been down many times. The skiing conditions were perfect, and it was the ...

21 year old female acl: lea  Not rated yet
I had reconstructive acl surgery 3 weeks ago. I tore ny ack in April 2010, and has surgery may 25. Things have not been to bad. I am walking and physical ...

Lisa's ACL   Not rated yet
I completely tore my ACL at the femural end on May 5, 2010 while sparring in Tae Kwon Do. I felt the classic pop and my knee just caved in and I went ...

Howie ACL reconstruction - Kitesurfing injury  Not rated yet
I am a 29 year old male. Active sportsman (kickboxing, kitesurfing, gym etc.) and maintain a high fitness level.
2 weeks ago I tore my ACL and cartilage ...

Caroline's ACL Surgery :(  Not rated yet
I am 16 years old and i play REP soccer. I was at soccer practice one Monday night about a month ago, and we had done the normal run and stretch. During ...

Junior Year of High School ACL and more tear  Not rated yet
I was playing soccer for my high school (two years ago) and i turned to chase the forward, lets just say i went one way and my knee went the other. I ...

ACL Rcon and Meniscus Repair - Derby, UK  Not rated yet
Hi I just had my operation on Sunday May 30th, had a partial ACL reconstruction and a few stitches and bit of shaving of my meniscus. The cool thing was ...

My ACL journey  Not rated yet
I am a women's college basketball player for a DIII college. Going into my sophomore year of basketball I was very excited to have a year of college basketball ...

A short lived soccer career  Not rated yet
Hi, I am a 44 year old woman and have had a desk job for a few years now and am not in as good shape as I have been in the past. Some of my coworkers ...

Juliette's Dance Injury  Not rated yet
I'm currently a month into having a torn ACL and am waiting another 3 weeks before I get ACL reconstruction surgery. I tore it at my dance team practice ...

Stay positive! My ACL story...  Not rated yet
Hi! :) I am a freshman in high school and partially tore my left ACL on 4/26/10 during a pep rally (I'm a cheerleader). Basically, I was jumping up and ...

Acl Surgery..No fun!!  Not rated yet
5/4/10 OK so I blew the ACL and meniscus in my knee on March 23rd. It's been a crazy road, ohhh the pain.......what the heck happened? Why God , WHy??? And ...

Lisa's ACL recovery; a long haul  Not rated yet
I had my ACL surgery about 5 weeks ago and am feeling very discouraged about my progress. I'm extremely active as a runner and weight lifter, exercise ...

my acl squared  Not rated yet
when i as in 7th grade i was trying out for my freshman lacrosse team. before that sports had been my lfe its all i thought about. my lie shattered wen ...

Yes YOU can story  Not rated yet
It was the rival game of senior year for volleyball. It was time to beat this team for sure. They needed to be put in their place. I was on a mission....

Josephs acl repair  Not rated yet
I destroyed my left acl on April 11th 2009 playing football. no contact
involved. MY huge mistake was wearing 3/4 inch cleats. I planted my left leg ...

Medical student gets the patient experience...  Not rated yet
Hi all,

I tore my ACL 3 months ago when I twisted my knee warming up for a lacrosse match...bummer, missed the rest of the season. Not really believing ...

Malik's ACL journey  Not rated yet
This past season was going to be my standout year in football as a runningback. However, during the summer at a football camp a tore my ACL. I didnt know ...

Katie's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
Hi, I am 27 years old and partially tore my ACL in summer 2008, then went
back to playing sports and completely tore it, along with a locked bucket
handle ...

Bree's Story: Looking for Pre-Op Helpful Hints  Not rated yet
What a great website. There are so many encouraging stories here.

My daughter, Bree, tore her ACL and slightly damaged her meniscus on February 24. She ...

Alyssa's second acl surgery  Not rated yet
I had my right acl torn in '08 and just retore it this month('10) during Febraury. My first tear was while playing in a soccer game. Had surgery for that ...

C's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
Hi,

I used to be a tennis pro, meaning that I was always in an excellent shape.
Since I quit professional I started working and of course became out ...

Should i Play or is it too early>  Not rated yet
Hey everyone my names keenan im a 17 yr old kid who lives ta be active and this acl surgery has really taken a tow on my activities. I am in my fifth month ...

Post ACL Reconstruction Stiffness  Not rated yet
I had surgery on 12/29/09 to repair a complex bucket handle tear of my medial meniscus. The MRI had shown that the ACL was intact, but when the doctors ...

zareks left knee patella graft rehab  Not rated yet
Hello everyone
Im zarek, a 18 year old male and i had acl reconstruction on my left knee. Today is the 5th day after surgery, and the swelling is going ...

Mark's ACL Story  Not rated yet
On January 16th 2010 I tore my ACL playing a pick up game of basketball. I went for a layup, my knee gave out on me (I didn't feel the signature "pop"...

I Need your Help/ Advice  Not rated yet
Hey its me again this is my third story im writting, you can find my other stories here
The reason why im writting again is because im verry frustrated ...

Tearing ACL in Both Knees!!  Not rated yet
In 2006 i tore my left ACL at 18 years old not knowing and never getting an MRI. I struggled with it for 2 years and getting a knee brace before getting ...

Kierans ACL  Not rated yet
Hey
I had patellar graft 8 months ago and had isokentic testing
on wednesday and i have a 25% deficit on my bad leg.This is
in the quads.my hamstrings ...

Jessie's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I tore my acl in my right knee doing triple jump at track practice when I was 17. I also tore my medial meniscus and had a small fracture at the top of ...

Swift's ACL Reconstruction  Not rated yet
I think tearing your ACL is one the most boring, angry, and hurtful time in a person's life. I have torn my left ACl and fixed meniscus. I play basketball ...

My quick rehab  Not rated yet
Im curenttly in the 9th grade and I tore my acl,mcl, and broke both my femur and my tibia.In freshman football. I had a hamstring graft put in for my acl ...

Pete's ACL - Five Years Since Tear  Not rated yet
t's summer 2005 out flying modal airplanes,haven't done it since.
Anyway, I landed the plane on the wrong side of the fence so I decided to climb over ...

Fourteen and getting ACL Surgery. Concerned & Nervous  Not rated yet
Im meagan, and im fourteen years old. Im getting my surgery in a week and im wondering if I could just get soem feedback about pre-op ( Do they have to ...

Frankies ACL   Not rated yet
Hi all,
I am Frankie, and i'm just 16.

I was playing football on the 25th of October 2009 and was tackled from the side which resulted in excruciating ...

Adam's 2001 ACL repair and possible 2010 repair...  Not rated yet
In 2001 I was a junior in high school finally made the soccer team for the high school. I was the starting right striker in the first practice game of ...

lance acl story  Not rated yet
My name is lance I am 29 years old very athletic and muscular build. I tore my minicus and most of my acl about five years ago (2005 I think).I was kicked ...

Nikki's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
Hello, my name is Nikki. This coming Thursday (01-11-09) I will have my ACl and my Meniscus repaired. I’m scared... They gave me 2 choices that I could ...

Kenzie's ACL/Meniscus Surgery  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL when I was barley 14 playing at a high level of travel girls soccer. I had overworked myself by playing high school and on my travel team ...

Claire - 50 being operated on 12 February 2010  Not rated yet
I partially tore my left ACL back in the 1980s during a skiing accident. It was not diagnosed as such at the time, but the physiotherapist I see now thinks ...

Going Crazy! My acl Story  Not rated yet
im a 23 year old tennis player & a brazilian jiu jitsu fighter, i had surgery 2 weeks ago after tearing my acl , the surgery went great, it took about ...

Mike's ACL Surgery Story  Not rated yet
Hey All, I'm 19 years old, very active, and have been playing soccer for about 13 years now. Back in mid august of 2009 I tore my left ACL playing indoor ...

Alexa's ACL Experience  Not rated yet
November 23,2009 was the day I tore my ACL. It happened during our second basketball game of the season of my 8th grade year. I got tripped, stumbled, and ...

adams acl recon story  Not rated yet
I had an acl on 15th Dec 09 and after a night in hosp sent home fully mobile with no splint or crutches as it was " too slippy".
All seemed ok until ...

evan's right knee injury  Not rated yet
Hello, in june I was playing lacrosse and quickly turning, i planted and this is where it went down hill. I heard a pop and i collapsed. Since i wasnt ...

Danelle's ACL story  Not rated yet
I partially tore my acl in the same leg i was having scoped for a meniscus tear. my doctor chose to just take care of the meniscus because the thought ...

Wrong diagnosis  Not rated yet
On August 16th 2009 I was playing soccer, with a player beside me I was pushed sideways my leg seemed to hyperextend outwards which was followed by a large ...

Alicia, 19 years old -ACL rupture, operation and recovery  Not rated yet
I am a Scottish 19 year old who is in the middle of a rather long and varied ACL journey. I damaged my ACL whilst working in a French ski resort as a ...

Trusting the new knee  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL playing basketball (how stereotypical lol). It was the oddest thing. I was driving down the lane and tried to do a simple jumpstop. Its something ...

Mary's ACL  Not rated yet
I was playing in a summer 5 a side soccer tournament and it was the last 5 mins of the last game of the day, I was running toward the goal and kicked the ...

Mo ACL surgery  Not rated yet
I've had a reconstruction 16 years ago on my left knee - a few cartilage ops on both knees later, i'm now due a reconstruction on my right knee.
I've ...

Keifer's ACL surgery Return early!!  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL in the first football scrimmage of my senior year. My favorite sport is basketball and i wanted to return to play in just 4 months. The doc ...

I believe I may have snapped the Allograft!   Not rated yet
I had an allograft acl reconstruction after ripping my acl out while playing basketball with my son.
Its now ten years later, my acl has recently re-torn ...

Stubborn Idiot......  Not rated yet
I first injured my knee last year (July 08 sometime) playing basketball while at work. I went right and planted my right leg which was ok but went left ...

it is a week after the surgery,now what to do?  Not rated yet
hi there it's been a week since the surgery by hamstring technique.my doctor said he took a tissue and folded it and then put to the knee.now I am home ...

James' ACL Rehabilitation  Not rated yet
I ruptured my ACL in August 2008 playing football (soccer), one awkward landing and *SNAP* I completely buckled with the pain and had to be carried off ...

ACL - RUGBY  Not rated yet
i tore my acl in oct 2008 during rugby 7s training, didnt do anything about it and rested it for 2weeks.. actually played rugby on it for 4 weeks afterwards ...

Kaycee's Knee Surgery  Not rated yet
I completely tore my ACL, tore my medial and lateral meniscus, and had minor bone bruising and cracked knee cap. Well, I am going on 5 months after surgery....

Ashley's Unwanted Experiance!  Not rated yet
Hello my name is Ashley and im a sophomore in high school. I play volleyball, basketball and my main sport softball. It was volleyball season and my ...

Jay's acl recovery  Not rated yet
Hey just wanted to share a bit of my story. I had started keeping a log for the first couple weeks but am notoriously forgetful/lazy.

Anyway I am 34 ...

Ashley's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I tore my acl playing volleyball( our first scrimmage too). I jumped up for a block, when i landed i felt a pop in my knee, and it felt like it gave out ...

Robert's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
Well where do I begin, this is the second time I’m having surgery for a torn ACL. What’s really ironic is that the first time I tore my ACL it was my ...

brooke's acl  Not rated yet
Hi, I'm a student-athlete at Simmons College. I am currently a junior nursing major and play for the soccer team at Simmons. I have been a starter since ...

Amanda acl surgery  Not rated yet
On October 19 2008 it tore my acl playing soccer. I was put on crutches and told to ice my knee well. On December 18th I had my surgery. I felt pretty ...

The Collision  Not rated yet
Hi I am a 15 year old female soccer player in High School. I have played Varsity soccer since my freshman year and have always been a starter. I am a defender/...

Minnie Moo's ACL Surgery...  Not rated yet
I ruptured ACL and tore (bucket tear) the cartlige (middle area) around 2001 and 2002, but opted for an ACL clean up and mediscal repair back then as I ...

Joyson's Acl Surgery  Not rated yet
I'm 21 years old and it is the fourth day into my acl surgery, I had the patella tendon, and the first day it wasn't so bad, but waking up the second day,...

Ryan's ACL  Not rated yet
I just had surgery days ago and have been having a rough time since then. Though most of my problems aren't because of the knee, which is surprising. The ...

Liz's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I had an ACL reconstruction about 4 1/2 years ago and I'm very happy with the results. The pain right after the surgery was, I admit, incredibly excruciating....

Brett's ACL surgery  Not rated yet
I am getting a acl reconstruction in early january and my doctor says he is doing the hamstring graft, i am a big sports player especially basketball and ...

bump in the road  Not rated yet
My name is Erin. I tore my ACL playing soccer on September 22, 2009 in the third game of my varsity season. (sophomore) I was devistated by the news. because ...

Andrew's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I am 16 years old and i play high school varsity football. i ran very fast before my surgery...actually a 4.55 40 yard dash. if there is anyone who has ...

Caitlin's ACL Surgery and Patella Fracture  Not rated yet
I work for an orthopedic surgeon when I'm home from school so when I tore my ACL I knew it right away and I thought I knew exactly what was going to happen ...

Debra's story 1 week after acl reconstruction  Not rated yet
hi my surgery went really good even though i had more damage than the my doctor thought. i chose to have the nerve block and after the surgery i was ...

Brad's ACL  Not rated yet
I tore my acl in 1994 skiing at age 25. My knee was stable and had no meniscus damage so I decided with my doctor not to have sugery. This summer I was ...

Chad's Surgery - Is everything going okay???  Not rated yet
Hello Guys - I had ACL surgery (patellar) Feburary 16th, 2009. Today, my knee feels pretty good, but i'm still not back to my to my pre injury status....

Kristen's Surgery and Re-tear  Not rated yet
Hi, I'm Kristen and I'm 16. I play volleyball and basketball. Last November, I tore my ACL for the first time during the last few minutes of the first ...

Not sure if surgery will work  Not rated yet
Hi. I am a 25 year old male. I completely ruptured my acl playing soccer 2 years ago. The NHS knee specialist said he felt a standard acl reconstruction ...

ACL - Far From Normal  Not rated yet
I tore my left ACL in 2003 (10th grade) playing basketball. I opted to skip having the full reconstruction and instead just went with the arthroscopic ...

Alan's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL and partially tore my meniscus a month ago playing soccer for my college. I am 20 years old and have surgery scheduled for Tuesday, November ...

howdy there folks..  Not rated yet
i was just wondering, i had acl/meniscus sergory about 2 months ago,my knee
looks fine but i cant bend it or straighting it fully, my doc says its
propably ...

Kierans ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I am 4 months post acl(patellar tendon graft)surgery and evrything is going well so far.Its been very tough work,very slow in the gym and just trying not ...

Libby's ACL semitondinosus/gracilis reconstruction  Not rated yet
I had right ACL reconstruction using the quadruple semitendinosus/gracilis autograft method 8 weeks ago, I also had severe meniscus damage that was repaired,...

Scotts ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
My name is Scott. I'm 32 years old.

I was originally going to title this, 'Scotts Bad Knee', for the simple fact that my left knee has always been ...

Torn ACL, 4 days post-op  Not rated yet
Well back in May I was in a dirt biking accident, landing with my leg straight as a rod and then collapsing. I had feared ACL and to my delight, found ...

AJ's ACL recovery?  Not rated yet
I had my surgery 2.5 years ago and I am supposed to be all clear but it still grinds when I bring my heal all the way to my butt. And I still have slower ...

Work Hard It Pays Off  Not rated yet
I had ACL/Lat Men/Drilling of Holes into Anterior Femur for Simulation of Cartlige surgery less than a month ago on September 4, 2009. Today is October ...

Jordan's ACL Story (pre-surgery)  Not rated yet
It was about a month ago when the incident happened. I was playing some basketball with some peers and was actually having a good showing. a fast break ...

Rugger's ACL- Surgery next week  Not rated yet
I just graduated from UCSC last year, I was Forward's captain for the rugby team. Well, I went back to play the alumni match this year in May and apparently ...

My ACL surgery Thursday 1st Oct.  Not rated yet
Since I hurt my leg a month or so playing soccer and got told I need a ligament replacement. I have been scared since then and surgery is coming closer....

Julia's ACL surgery  Not rated yet
I tore my acl playing gus macker over the summer. Im 15 years old and i was going into my sophomore year in high school. I've played basketball and softball ...

Surgery experience and first 3 days post-surgery  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL 4 years ago and just re-habbed it with PT and it was doing so well I opted not to have the surgery, but 4 years later it gave out on vacation ...

Jimmy's ACL, and stuff  Not rated yet
My name is Jimmy Campbell and on August 20th 2009 at 11:17 am I tore my meniscus and my ACL. I was playing soccer and was eager to represent my college ...

Bill's ACL Surgery 8-19-09  Not rated yet
I'm 39 I have been playing rec league soccer for about 5 years. I tore my left ACL playing indoor soccer in March this year. It was such a stupid injury,...

Matt's torn ACL and upcoming surgery  Not rated yet
Pretty standard story here. I was sparring (I'm a black belt in karate) on February 28, 2007. Landed from a double kick on my left leg, felt the infamous ...

Just Another Stat I Am!!  Not rated yet
10 Days Ago I tore my ACL. In one sprint down the basketball court, it happened. I planted my left foot to stop and turn. My knee decided to keep moving....

Matts Return to Football  Not rated yet
My Sophomore year in High School i was playing Varsity Football for a small private school. Technically it was spring training of my Freshman year. I was ...

Torn acl and meniscus  Not rated yet
My name is Kate and I tore my ACL and meniscus. It all start when I was playing a game of kickball with a group of friends. As I was running to third base,...

Jillian's Story and Questions  Not rated yet
Hello my name is Jillian and im 13 years old in the seventh grade. I have "weak" ACLs basically genetically defective ACLs. My left ACL is partially torn ...

Amber's knee surgery  Not rated yet
Hey every one! At the age of 19 I tore the ACL in my left leg during a college soccer game. I was devistated that this happend to me. I had surgery 10 ...

JONNYS THIRD STRIKE  Not rated yet
I WAS 17 AND FELL OFF A MOTORCYCLE IN A WHEELIE ATEMPT. NOT PRETTY. THE KNEE HYPEREXTENDED AND DISLOCATED WHICH WAS QUITE PAINFULL. I DIDNT HAVE AN MRI ...

Sam's ACl and Miniscus  Not rated yet
In mid-June, I was in a transition. I had switched soccer teams, and I was playing, probably my last game, for my old team during spring soccer. It was ...

When is it time to return back to sports?  Not rated yet
I first tore my left ACL at the age of 13 in September, 2007 at a rep basketball tryout. However, at the time I was copmletely clueless as to what I have ...

tearing cartilage after surgery or tearing acl again? really concerned.  Not rated yet
I have running and play soccer(not on a team)just playing around for about 3 months now. I have been fine. I got my surgery in november and theraphy went ...

Ashley's ACL Story  Not rated yet
Let me start off with I am very accident prone, so this was devastating news despite all my past injuries. (4 concussions, dislocated kneecap, knee drained ...

15 Year Female Basketball & Softball Player's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL on June 9 in summer league basketball. Had to wait to have surgery because of frost bite i got from icing to get the swelling out. Had ...

Jimmy's Acl Surgery  Not rated yet
Hey guys, I'm Jimmy 18 and i tore my Acl back in march while playing in my 1st game with my club soccer team. my cleat got stuck in the turf field and ...

Yaj :ACL tear at 41  Not rated yet
I tore the ACL on my Right knee around 8 weeks back while i was out with my dogs and twisted my knee. I felt a popping sensation and my knee buckled dropping ...

Knee Surgery Number 6  Not rated yet
This is my 6th knee surgery-the second ACL but on the opposite knee. My first ACL tear was included in the terrible TRIAD which included a torn MCL, ACL ...

the coming back process  Not rated yet
hey im 17 years old and i tore my acl on febuary 16, 2009 i had knee surgery on march 5, 2009! its been almost 5 months since surgery and im so ready to ...

Chad's ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I am 1 week away from my second ACL surgery...on the other knee. The recovery from the first was difficult so sharing my story is therapeutic for me.

3 ...

21.m. ruptured acl, torn mcl, torn lateral and medial meniscus  Not rated yet
i tore my acl on june 13.playing soccer on a very wet field. my cleat dug into the soft ground as i pushed off and my knee crackled and popped out. it ...

Imran Basar's ACL Story  Not rated yet
Hi,
I'm Imran from India.It was in December 2000 that I got my knee injured while playing cricket.As usual I started experiencing severe pain,could'nt ...

Sunil's ACL recon plus meniscectomy and DVT!  Not rated yet
Hi,

I am Sunil. I am an Intensive Care specialist and work in one of the ICUs in Brisbane, Australia.

I had a nasty twisting injury that I remember ...

the weird things the doctors told me about my knee  Not rated yet
I was at work on december 28th or 29th of 2009 and i was ringing out a customer, when all of a sudden i turned to put a case of water in a cart and i heard ...

Charlie's ACL Tear/Rehab  Not rated yet
On 4/18/09, I was wrestling with a friend who is a bit bigger than I am.(Me-5'07 155, Friend 6'02 250) So as you can see, this was a bad idea. After ...

ACL Injury/Surgery  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL, 2nd degree tear of my MCL, and a very small tear on the posterior part of my Lat Meniscus. The injury date was May 11th and I chose to have ...

Alisdair ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I had my ACL reconstruction 4 weeks ago. It was the Bone Tendon Bone graft. The operation was a success from what I was told. I couldnt wear the full leg ...

Alan's ACL Story  Not rated yet
Back in March of 2005, I went skiing in Vermont with my best friend. I was never much of a skiier to begin with, but had enjoyed it the few times I had ...

One year on from my ACL surgery  Not rated yet
Hi Guys, my names Richard and it's been nearly a year now since my acl surgery. I managed to tear my acl, dislocate my knee and give myself a small fracture ...

Cat's ACL Catastophe  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL my senior year playing volleyball. I was pulling outside getting ready to spike and when I landed my foot planted and my body kept going ...

Leanne's ACL and Meniscus surgery and postop story.  Not rated yet
hi im Leanne and i am 16 years old. I actually completely tore my ACL, MCL, and meniscus at cheerleading practice. I was flipping and right when i landed ...

8 months on do I return??  Not rated yet
Hi all,My name is Sharon,Im 24 and I tore my ACL last August 08 playing camogie. I had my surgery in October 08 and have been advised by surgeon to return ...

lloyd's acl recon  Not rated yet
I found this site through google. I'm a 30 yr old male, I injured my knee playing rugby in October. It was diagnosed at medial ligament damage, 4 months ...

Worried about MRI results.  Not rated yet
About 2 and half weeks ago I messed my knee up pretty bad. I was playing some football and I went out to reach and touch the guy with the ball...I was ...

Sue's LONG road to ACL reconstruction  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL and broke my tibia in a non sports related way, I fell down some stairs at home and my knee hit the wall of the landing.

My knee was separated ...

Anne's ACL crazyness!  Not rated yet
My name's Anne and I was 17 years-old and a senior in high school when I went down! Sooo I tore my ACL on Friday, February 13th, 2009. Yup, "friday the ...

Two weeks removed from ACL Reconstruction Surgery.  Not rated yet
On March 25,2009, I was plaing basketball in an adult competitive league at a local fitness gym. I was going up for a rebound against another player and ...

Nathan's tale  Not rated yet
I tore my acl playing basketball on the junior varsity team at my school. I actually have no idea how or when i did it. Upon walking home one night after ...

Angie's ACL surgeries  Not rated yet
I tore my right ACL and meniscus about five years ago playing college soccer and the following year I tore my Left ACL and meniscus. Two years ago I tore ...

AM'S STORY  Not rated yet
I had a work related accident that caused a acl reconstruction and lateral and medial meniscatomy. Two month's later I then had another surgery to clean ...

only four..  Not rated yet
alright hi i have had four ACL reconstrution surgeries. Ive also torn my lateral miniscus, miniscus, and MCL. I have used a patellar graft every ...

Kyle's Acl Story  Not rated yet
Hello everybody im Kyle and this is my acl story. I tore my acl october 4 2008 during a football game. My surgery was on March 5,2009 at UPMC Southside ...

Naason's Excruciating Painful Surgery! =)  Not rated yet
Hello everyone,

I looked at this site prior to my surgery and 2 days later, I am stuck in my bed in the greatest pain of my life.

If you do not have ...

Rebecca's ACL reconstruction  Not rated yet
Well, on 4/14, I had my ACL reconstruction surgery. Boy was I a BIG baby!! I had the nurse numb the spot for the IV!! I can look back n laugh now, but ...

Physical Therapist undergoes ACL surgery.  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL while skiing on March 5, by April 3rd my ACL was reconstructed with a patellar tendon graft. Today is April 15th, 12 days post-op. I had ...

Samegod ACL surgery  Not rated yet
I am 2 1/2 weeks post Surgery and had 2 Ambulance rides back to the hospital. My problem happened when the nurse noticed that my oxygen level had decreased ...

My ACL recovery  Not rated yet
I tore my right knee ACL last year in March. Probably the weirdest way to tear one. I was in an airplane and once we landed I reached over to get my overheadluggage ...

Tea's devastating unhappy triad  Not rated yet
Hi, my name is Tea and I recently partially tore my Meniscus, ACL, and MCL. I am about to be leaving for the military in about seven months and I am about ...

Drew's Story  Not rated yet
I am a 21 year old polevaulter at Mount Saint Mary's University. In December I tore my ACL while vaulting at practice a few days before Christmas. For ...

Amy's ACL & Meniscus Surgery  Not rated yet
It was one of our biggest basketball games of the year. We were playing the top team in our league and we weren't far behind. i was having the best game ...

Femal Gymanst ACL Surgery  Not rated yet
I thought I should share my story since my story is so different. I injured my knee on floor excersize during a gymnastics competetion in January 2009....

Torn ACL right knee (tore acl in left knee 10 years ago)  Not rated yet
Well, two weeks ago it happened again.. and surgery is scheduled in 2 days. I'm just down and feeling like I never want to play basketball again. Yeah ...

The Story of Nick  Not rated yet
It was April of 2007 and I was the captain of my high school lacrosse team at age 17. First game of the season I go down for a graound ball and I feel ...

ema's bad experience before ACL surgery !!!!  Not rated yet
I was roller blading with my kids 7 weeks ago, loose control and felt, my right knee got twisted.
After a week I had an MRI done, i was told that my ACL ...

Aub's ACL Adventure  Not rated yet
Hi. I am a 35 year old female. I tore my ACL on 2/16/9 doing nothing remarkable during a soccer game. All I did was run towards the player with the ...

Katie's ACL rehabilitation  Not rated yet
I'm an 18 year old competitive soccer player and have been playing club soccer since I was 10. Last year around the same time I tore my right ACL and meniscus....

Bradley's Right Knee  Not rated yet
Here goes...

I hurt my knee 2/7/09, went to the doctor 2/9/09 was told to get a MRI. I did and went back to the doctor on 2/12/09. The doc read from ...

Sharon - 33 Female, Skiing accident  Not rated yet
I was skiing Snow Summit in California, Big Bear Lake. We had been skiing all morning and I was looking forward to 4 days on the slopes. Just after a morning ...

Leanna's Rugby Accident  Not rated yet
When I was 17 my highschool rubgy team went to California for a tournament against a couple US teams (we were from BC, Canada)
We had one every single ...

David's ACL Reconstruction  Not rated yet
My name is David and i am 16 years old. I injured my knee in a football game. I got hit while tryin to sack the QB and fell wrong. The sound was like 2 ...

Helen's ACL surgery  Not rated yet
I had an ACL reconstruction and cartilage repair in feb 07 when I was 15 yrs old, during a netball league. (Girls seem to get violent in non-contact sports!...

Trevor's ACL Injury  Not rated yet
I play on a Semi-pro football team in Bloomsburg,Pa. The season was winding down and there were a few games left. Well, the game was in the forth quarter ...

My ACL story  Not rated yet
I am 16 years old and tore my acl and meniscus at the start of september while playing football and had the surgury done nov5. It has been 12 weeks for ...

28 yr old football mad man  Not rated yet
I tore my ACL on 27 September 2008 whilst playing football. I played a pass and planted my right foot and a split second later I was hit from behind by ...

my other knee 2nd ACL reconstruction  Not rated yet
well i dont know if its common but i will need a to fix my other knee. after i damaged both ACL in each knee in two different basketball injuries...
only ...

ACL Surgery Stories from High School Athletes  Not rated yet
Stories from high school athletes who have torn their ACL.