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Re: Level Of Evidence: Skill of Surgeon/Graft Type Ranking

Posted By: Nat
Date: Tuesday, 12 January 2010, at 3:15 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Level Of Evidence: Skill of Surgeon/Graft Type Ranking (Nat)

Also, I wanted to add that I am very grateful for Dr. Mark's advice I received here 3 years ago along with my surgeon's advice - which was pretty much the same as Dr. Mark except for wanting to do contra-lateral knees.

My surgeon took my kneecap and screwed it in to be my new ACL - the recon-ACL is strong. The harvest site feels fine too. Feels like it filled in and healed up fine. The graft defects (the bone plugs on each end), he filled in those 2 sites with a paste he made from my bone shavin's and they filled in great too.

Rehab went great. Didn't get patellar tendinitis or any problems around the patella area at all.

> I was stressing over the surgeon I was going to choose
> before I had my surgery. Best thing I did.

> I'm 2.5 years out and the knee is still tight and great.
> Very strong now and feels almost normal. It's a little
> weak, but that's my fault - I'm not pushing myself @ gym
> time. I might be plateauing, but maybe I'll go pick up
> PX-90 or something.

> I think success is 50% surgeon experience+skill. 50%
> you+rehab commitment.

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