Arthroscopic Surgery to Replace a Young Athlete's ACL

While the incidence of most sports-related injuries has been holding steady for the past two decades, injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) continue to increase significantly, particularly in female athletes. In fact, on many college teams, as many as 30 to 50 percent of young women have had an ACL injury during their high school careers in certain sports, such as basketball, soccer and gymnastics.
Watch pediatric orthopedic surgeons at Akron Children's Hospital perform arthroscopic surgery to replace a young athlete's ACL during a live OR Webcast on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 12 to 1 p.m. Kerwyn Jones, M.D., will perform the surgery, while Mark Adamczyk, M.D., will serve as the Webcast moderator.

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[OKTexans96]

I tore my acl playing soccer about 6 months ago. I felt/heard a pop and I felt my kneecap dislocate. It's the worst pain I've ever been in. I'm 5 months post op and cleared to play. You can come back easily with determination and hard work. The hardest part is getting back in shape. Other than that keep your pain meds close. Haha

[TheCrazy243]

I torn my acl last month too and having surgery soon. By basketball and yes I heard pop..

[ohshttson]

I tore my ACL a month ago and I have to have surgery now in a few weeks. I'm extremely nervous for some reason, lol. Oh & I live right by Akron! :)

[LLHawaiian]

I'm From hawaii And Was playing basketball and tore my MCL And Ruptured the ACL! Can your doctors fix it even though im only 13 years old! Please message me.

[bubblylychee]

it may be very common, but it is very serious, too, considering the amount of time that the athelete has to stay away fromsports.