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Actually I've torn two. Voted yes, even though its not exactly the right answer.
Where is the option for two or more?
Its pretty much a done deal. Nearly all extreme athletes will tear one or more ACLs. It kinda comes with the territory.
Add me to the torn both list.
September 29, 1982 in a game of flag football... actually warming up before the first game. So like an idiot I stood around all afternoon, watched my buds play the game, went to work in a restaurant, and then the next day went to see an orthopod with my knee as big as a volleyball.
Did some PT, started skiing at Thanksgiving, and never looked back for 23 years. Then on a trail run, meniscus shredded leaving me to drag my leg home and call the orthopod. Ok, I am finally ready after all these years. I had acl with patellar tendon graft, 70% menisectomy, microfracture, and chondroplasty. The pictures of the inside of my knee looked like fringe.
Four and a half months later I skied on sand and have not looked back again. :biggrin:
yes I´ve torn one but it was from playing soccer. I´ve never torn one from skiing....
Dare I say I fell off my bed, and no I wasn't adjusting the camera.
Never.
But somehow that fucker figured out how to tear itself.
Not that I know of.
A long night of drinking, an hour of sleep, and ten minutes into the first rugby match of the day...crunch - goodbye ACL! I'd love to know if there is a correlation between lack of sleep and ACL injuries... Timing is off by 1/1000th of a second and the hammy and quad don't fire at the appropriate time...and there goes the ACL? Just wondered bout that.
both for me too. One skiing, the other biking.
not torn, but well strained x 1
strained both MCLs
tore a meniscus
rehabbing for 3 of the 4 at present
facking knees:nonono2:
Tore my ACL Boxing day 2004 under Jersey Cream chair.
Skied a few more times that season. Sprained my knee real bad once in the Crystal area, called it a season. Sprained my knee again August 2005 landing on my foot while biking. Decided to get the surgery. Had surgery October 2005. No skiing in 05/06 and that winter was deeeeep! 200+ days on the bike for both 2005 and 2006, came back to skiing 2006/2007 witha brand new knee! There is absolutely NO difference between the original knee and the operated knee as far as strength, stability, range, everything.
Do what your physio tells you and you'll get through it!
-m
I made it out of my foolish years injury free and did mine last year taking it easy. Oh well, it feels great now and I just missed the tail end of a crappy season.
Didn't vote because it says 'yes I've torn one' and I'm on number three. Course the latest one used to be part of my patella tendon, so who knows if that counts. I love the fact that right now when I try to hold a door open with my foot I can feel the bones in my leg moving around in unnatural ways--fortunately, no problems skiing (so far), except for when I try to turn around as I'm gliding through the corral to show my pass. Ouch.
yes, unfortunately yes :frown:
I have done my right and left about 8 months apart.
Tore one and couldn't imagine going through it again. Feel sorry for those that did. At least on the 1st one you don't really have a clue as to how bad it sucks.
Never and I have never broken a bone either (maybe my finger a little, there is a weird bump but it didn't really hurt) which is weird because I played all hockey, basketball, football and baseball until 10 grade and played hockey well into college. I have taken some really nasty falls skiing and got layed out in hockey one time so bad that I was sure I had broken my back. Yet nothing (knock on wood).
I fully believe it is nothing more than crap luck. I did however rip all skin of my face when I was 12.
My PT said if you've torn one it's likely you'll tear the other due to structural and mechanical issues that are present in both knees. Any thruth to that? Would tis question make a good new thread?