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Torn knee anterior cruciate 30-Aug-2007 At 12:35:58 PM davids

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My daughter and I had been hanging out for months for a trip this weekend to Arapiles, but last night at mixed netball (great fun with work colleagues) I tore my anterior cruciate - or at least that's what the orthopaedic surgeon thinks. I trust his advice as a friend and colleague - and he did fix my ruptured achilles 2 years ago!. Will need several weeks for the pain and swelling to settle. He feels I should think about a knee reconstruction at my leisure as he feels there will be too much knee instability for my lifestyle. Running in a straight line would be OK, but any twisting would be out (will have to give up squash and netball!). I'm 47 and do a fair bit of skiing, bushwalking and some climbing.
Any of you out there manage these activities without an ACL, just with quad strengthening? I'd be interested in some personal experiences.
David