A knee knows

I tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in my left knee skiing at Mt. Wachusett in central Mass. on January 18, 2007. This is a common injury to weekend warriors like myself, so I thought others might like to know what happens once you've done something unfortunate like this to your body. Maybe you've injured yourself too, and feel like the game's over. However, you can return to your sport -- you just need to stay focused and do the work.

Here's where it started...


Thursday, March 15, 2007

New 4-strand ACL image

Here's an image of my new 4 strand ACL. Each strand is very distinct. This was created by taking a length of my hamstring tendon and folding it twice into a 4-strand graft. You can also see how tightly it fits into the guide hole at the top right of the image frame. The PCL crosses behind the ACL from top left to lower right.

Do you have imagery from the inside of your body?

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