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Re: Torn ACL in 8 year old Nephew

Posted By: Traci
Date: Thursday, 28 February 2008, at 9:00 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Torn ACL in 8 year old Nephew (Dayla Volkart)

> Thanks so much for the advice and encouragement! How old was your son when his injury occured? We are concerned because his is so young for this injury at 8 yrs old. My sister and brother and law have an scheduled an appointment with the team at Children's for the first week in April. I think they mentioned Dr. Kocher as well. Erin and John say they will do all they can so Luke can perform and have a normal active lifestyle without risk to knee disease and discomfort. We all just want Luke to be able to continue doing what he loves to do with his brothers. Many thanks again...All the best

I agree with Dr. Mark. Go see Dr. Micheli at Boston
> Children's Hospital. It is my understanding, after several
> years of researching this exact situation for my son, that
> Dr. Micheli is the "guru" of acl reconstructions
> in adolescents. My son had the reconstructive technique
> using the iliotibial band that Dr. Micheli does, but ours
> was done by Dr. Kevin Latz at Children's Mercy in Kansas
> City. He learned the procedure while doing a fellowship
> under Dr. Micheli in Boston. My son is one year post-op and
> doing very well. I found out about the procedure through
> this message board. Since then, I've been in contact with
> several other families with similar situations. All the
> ones that I know who have used Dr. Micheli's technique are
> doing well. There's always a chance that the graft will
> stretch out over time, be retorn as a result of another
> injury, or just simply fail, but there are never any
> guarantee's, even with the adult reconstructive technique.
> I figured that even temporary stabilization of the knee
> would be desired over going any longer with an unstable
> knee, trying to restrict my son's activities, and risking
> further, more permanent damage.
> Good luck!

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