FAILED ACL REPAIRS: MORE COMMON THAN YOU MAY THINK

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FAILED ACL REPAIRS: MORE COMMON THAN YOU MAY THINK

Date: 26 Jul 2010
Uploader: Symposier
Lenght: 3m 41s
Specialty: Orthopedic - Surgery   Sports Medicine   

Uploaded and shared in Youtube by: UMHealthSystem — Nick Van Erp's high school sports career ended prematurely when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during a spring lacrosse game his freshman year of high school, leading him to two failed repair surgeries before coming to the University of Michigan for his third. His story is not unique-18,000 to 35,000 ACL repairs will fail a year, requiring additional surgery which is more complicated, less successful and requires a longer rehabilitation period. Physicians at the University of Michigan say multiple factors attribute to a failed repair and they caution patients to inquire about their surgeons' previous experience with the procedure.