Originally Posted by kjtw73

LOL...I wish mine even had a good story...I severed my ACL falling off a chair that I was standing on...what a friggin goon I am...LESSON LEARNED! Don't try and stand on the arms of a weak azz chair...IT WILL BREAK!

The ACL is a ligiment in your knee that basically keeps the lower part of your leg from going to far forward (helps keep your upper/lower leg aligned). The ACL works together with the MCL. You can live without your ACL, however, you are going to be more prone to miniscus (sp?) injuries when active. I don't know a lot about MCL injuries as I didn't hurt that...

All that said, you have to understand that stunt riding has an increased risk of injury to yourself. You just have to do everything that you can to make sure that you are as protected as possible. Unfortunately, there are many people that don't try and protect themselves until AFTER they have gotten injured already. Take it from those that have been there...it ain't fun to be sidelined because you have an injury that could have been prevented or lessened because of proper gear.

Don't let the fear get to you however. If you go through life worring about getting hurt, you are more likely to end up sitting in front of the TV and not leaving the house!

Originally Posted by kj

Ok...

I did the same thing... got an injury, didn't get it checked out, then injured it again about 6mths later... both being violent hyperextensions w/ twisting (circle highsides).

TEACH had almost the exact same injury as well and thankfully, I followed his advice.

I went to the doctor (I knew this time that I did something REALLY bad)... I destroyed both lateral & medial meniscus and had NOTHING left of my ACL.

The doctor was VERY positive suggested I get the cadaver alograft... they stitched up the menisci, and scraped the bottom of my femur because during the course of the 2 seperate injuries I had fractured the very bottom of it... they said calcium (arthritis) had already begun to develop.

That was March 8th of last year... as of right now (almost 1yr), I almost forget sometimes that there was anything wrong w/ it. Only thing i notice now is i cannot naturally hyperextend my knee as far as the other. But even that is gettin better and better each week.

They say that a full COMPLETE recovery takes up to 12-18mths.

I did ALL of the PT and did wear the brace for a while, but they are limiting (and will **** up your bike)... but you really only need them until your graft is fully healed and your muscles are back to strength.

My advice... get a GOOD ORTHO/KNEE SPECIALIST, get the surgery, CADEVER is only way to go... and DO ALL THE PT even though it sucks and you feel like a dick.

Then be really really really carefull for the 1st 6mths... ie: WEAR THE STUPID BRACE! (even though it sucks and you feel like a dick).

One more note on the cadaver graft... my understanding is that once fully healed your new ACL will be 2x as big and strong as the original (depending on which cadaver ligament they use, I believe I had the Tibialis graft).

Good luck.... keep us updated!

Originally Posted by Trachito

he told u that **** AFTER the surgery??? what a ****** con!!!! what the hell was the surgery for then?

Originally Posted by kjtw73

You aren't kidding...I think that he told me that because he is a doctor and is over protective. My PT told me that I should never ride a motorcycle because if I get hit by a car I could mess up my knee again. I told her that I would be worried about more than my knee if I got hit by a car!

I was back riding the moment that I could bend my knee enough again...about 3 or 4 months I think.

Originally Posted by bornreadybc

trachito is taking a ****....he'll be back later

Originally Posted by Ghini

dude Ryan S. is back on his bike after loosing almost half of his leg!! Read some of his posts and feed off of his positivity. I don't have any sort of injury to battle with...yet. but even so reading what he has to say is pretty damn insperational.


I would just get the surgery (if you have insurance) and suck it up. You don't want to be rockin a cane or anything like that by the time your 45. either way, good luck and pop some pain killers for me

Originally Posted by kj

Ok...

I did the same thing... got an injury, didn't get it checked out, then injured it again about 6mths later... both being violent hyperextensions w/ twisting (circle highsides).

TEACH had almost the exact same injury as well and thankfully, I followed his advice.

I went to the doctor (I knew this time that I did something REALLY bad)... I destroyed both lateral & medial meniscus and had NOTHING left of my ACL.

The doctor was VERY positive suggested I get the cadaver alograft... they stitched up the menisci, and scraped the bottom of my femur because during the course of the 2 seperate injuries I had fractured the very bottom of it... they said calcium (arthritis) had already begun to develop.

That was March 8th of last year... as of right now (almost 1yr), I almost forget sometimes that there was anything wrong w/ it. Only thing i notice now is i cannot naturally hyperextend my knee as far as the other. But even that is gettin better and better each week.

They say that a full COMPLETE recovery takes up to 12-18mths.

I did ALL of the PT and did wear the brace for a while, but they are limiting (and will **** up your bike)... but you really only need them until your graft is fully healed and your muscles are back to strength.

My advice... get a GOOD ORTHO/KNEE SPECIALIST, get the surgery, CADEVER is only way to go... and DO ALL THE PT even though it sucks and you feel like a dick.

Then be really really really carefull for the 1st 6mths... ie: WEAR THE STUPID BRACE! (even though it sucks and you feel like a dick).

One more note on the cadaver graft... my understanding is that once fully healed your new ACL will be 2x as big and strong as the original (depending on which cadaver ligament they use, I believe I had the Tibialis graft).

Good luck.... keep us updated!

Originally Posted by kjtw73

LOL...I wish mine even had a good story...I severed my ACL falling off a chair that I was standing on...what a friggin goon I am...LESSON LEARNED! Don't try and stand on the arms of a weak azz chair...IT WILL BREAK!

The ACL is a ligiment in your knee that basically keeps the lower part of your leg from going to far forward (helps keep your upper/lower leg aligned). The ACL works together with the MCL. You can live without your ACL, however, you are going to be more prone to miniscus (sp?) injuries when active. I don't know a lot about MCL injuries as I didn't hurt that...

All that said, you have to understand that stunt riding has an increased risk of injury to yourself. You just have to do everything that you can to make sure that you are as protected as possible. Unfortunately, there are many people that don't try and protect themselves until AFTER they have gotten injured already. Take it from those that have been there...it ain't fun to be sidelined because you have an injury that could have been prevented or lessened because of proper gear.

Don't let the fear get to you however. If you go through life worring about getting hurt, you are more likely to end up sitting in front of the TV and not leaving the house!

Originally Posted by bornreadybc

so all of you guys had this happen cause of stunting???

please tell me it was cause of doing something super stupid or from MX or FMX

threads like this skurre me.... i dont even know what a ACL is .. i think the L stands for ligament??? but the idea of not being able to walk for the rest of my life and "blown out knees" and ****** knees popping in and out like ground hogs.. dooesnt sound cool....and its like every1 on this site is fucked up in some way.... this is exactly why i'de rather not know my future caz it sounds like ill be on the list here soon...