I now share something with Tiger Woods: a torn ACL. Tiger ruptured his ACL while running last summer. He had been hoping to "play through the pain" this year and opted to wait and have the ACL surgery done after the '08 season so he could continue to do what he does best – win golf championships. In lieu of the full blown ACL surgery (ACL replacement), he had arthroscopic knee surgery on April 15 to repair cartilage damage. However, that was not enough and his knee finally said enough is enough (witness how he winced in pain during swings and limped away from his astonishing win at the U.S. Open ). So, now the world of golf will be less exciting for awhile, while Tiger undergoes ACL surgery and an extensive post surgery rehab program.
There are many athletes that tear or rupture their ACLs and most want to get back into the action instead of ending their careers. A lot of money is riding on this. I think for this reason, ACL surgery techniques and post surgery recovery procedures have made great improvements in the past 10 years or so paving the way for mere mortals like me to benefit from these advancements. Thank you to all these athletes for helping to make my surgery a relatively minor medical procedure. However, the rehab is a different story and not too much can help with having to do the rehab exercises at home 3-5 days a time.
Good luck Tiger. If you need any feedback on the surgery or rehab, let me know. I learned a lot in the past several months and am still looking to others to help me get through the rehab.
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