ACL tear question.?!
Question: ACL tear question!.!?
I tore my acl partially about 2 weeks ago!. The doctor says because I'm still young it will heal itself, and he says 6 weeks off of it!. This crushes me, and I just wondered if anyones been in a siuation like this before and can tell me if theres hope that I can be back on the team within 3 weeks!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
The MCL heals itself better than other any ligament in the knee so disregard that comment!. In regards to the ACL, I had a grade 3 which is a complete rupture ands although you only had a grade 2 (partial), the likeliness of it completely tearing is tenfold!. Depending on what your level of athletics is depends on whether or not you need surgery!. I wrestled an entire eseason on a torn ACL and the disability showed everday as it would buckle or give out resulting in me tearing more ligaments!. I had the recon and as much as it sucks it is worth it if you ever wanna be able to sports with your kid or play a pick up game of b-ball with your friends (Both are things i wanna be able to eventually and will be able to do)!. Your doc might have said otherwise but the top surgeon in the country for orthopedics says this:
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