ACL reconstruction
Knee ligament repair
ACL reconstruction is surgery to replace a torn anterior cruciate ligament, one of the major stabilizing ligaments in the knee.
The procedure typically uses tissue grafted from elsewhere in the patient's body or from a donor.
Recovery requires months of physical therapy: She's six weeks post-op from her ACL reconstruction.
- kneeLeg's middle hinge
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
- torn ACLDamaged anterior cruciate ligament
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- graftIllicit political gain
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- Orthopedic Surgeryhip surgery, ACL surgery, rotator cuff repair, ACL repair, joint replacement
- cartilage repairmicrofracture, autograft, autografts, allograft, allografts
ACL reconstructionknee brace
Leg joint stabilizer
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