When Can You Return to Sports After ACL Surgery? (Video)

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Written By Dr. William Sterett, M.D.

Recently, we talked about stages of recovery after ACL surgery.  Now let’s talk about a topic that people are REALLY interested in (especially athletes who want to get back onto the fields of friendly strife), and that's how to decide when it’s ok to return to sports after your surgery.

In the following video on this topic, I cover:

Biology (vis a vis returning to sports after an ACL Surgery) #ACLRECOVERY

  1. "Weakening" phase
  2. Growing new cells

WHEN TO RETURN TO SPORTS #ACLRECOVERY

Before we return to sports:

  1. We want to trust knee
  2. We want it to be stronger than it was pre-surgery
  3. We want full and symmetric strength and range of motioN 

Watch the video below for the full skinny! 

This time on the Sports Medicine Minute with Dr. Bill Sterett, Dr. Sterett talks about your timeline for returning to sports after an ACL injury. #ACL #SportsMedicine

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Dr. Sterett is the Head Physician for the U.S. Women's Ski Team. For more about Dr. Bill Sterett, visit www.drsterett.com

Are you a female athlete dealing with a knee injury? Dr. Sterett has a new resource for you at www.thefemaleacl.com

 

Dr. William Sterett, M.D.

Dr. Bill Sterett is the Head Team Physician for the US Women’s Alpine Ski Team and has been since 1997, with athletes over the years such as Picabo Street, Kristina Koznick, Caroline LaLive, Julia Mancuso and Mikaela Shiffrin. He has served as a US Olympic Committee Team Physician for the past four Winter Olympic Games, with the US Olympic Committee entrusting the care of their athletes to Dr. Sterett in Salt Lake City, Torino, Vancouver and Sochi.

Dr. Sterett is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and is one of the few physicians who have earned a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine.

Dr. Sterett has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and has lectured regionally, nationally and internationally on hundreds of occasions over the past twenty years. He currently holds patents on orthopedic devices involved in Joint Preservation and works as a consultant to Arthrex and Biomet sports medicine companies.

Dr. Sterett started the Athletic Training Fellowship Program in Vail, Colorado, and served as its Fellowship Director for 15 years. Additionally, he has served as the Medical Director for the Eagle County School District for 14 years, making daily return-to-play decisions and treating local student athletes. Currently, he serves as the Medical Director for the Vail Valley Surgery Centers and has for the past 12 years.

http://www.drsterett.com
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