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Re: ACL Reconstruction / Jon Doe or Hamstring?

Posted By: jamesor
Date: Friday, 5 September 2008, at 12:50 p.m.

In Response To: Re: ACL Reconstruction / Jon Doe or Hamstring? (Joel)

I have a auto-patellar in my right knee and an auto-hamstring in my left knee. I was a competitive soccer player and found that the hamstring took a little more time due to re-strengthening the hamstring muscle where the hamstring graft was harvested. It just took some extra time doing reverse single leg hamstring curls.
There was someone here who had good results with an achilles allograft. I don't buy the age issue for allos. I think it's a matter of less work for the surgeon since he doesn't need to harvest anything, plus there's a markup on the cost of the allograft which is more profitable for him/her. Has your surgeon had good results with the allo on other competitive martial artists?

> Wow the more I research the more I'm afraid of the
> allograph. It seems like the most prone to re-injury. Will
> I ever be able to move the way I'm accustomed to again?

> - bearing full weight on the right leg for left leg kicks
> - jumping (kicks)
> - 360 jumps

> Has anyone had an allograph (cadaver) with positive
> results? Thanks.

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