Whether you choose ACL repair or ACL reconstruction, selecting a surgeon with a deep understanding of the demands placed on a skier’s knee is crucial. With decades of expertise treating athletes, Dr. William Sterett provides comprehensive care that prioritizes your long-term health and skiing aspirations.

CrossFit often involves explosive movements like jumping, squatting, and cutting—all of which can put stress on the knees. The rapid changes in direction and high-impact landings in some workouts increase the risk of an ACL tear, especially if your knee isn’t adequately supported by surrounding muscles.

An ACL tear can be a daunting injury for football players, but with the right treatment and a dedicated approach to recovery, athletes can return to the field stronger and more resilient. Dr. Sterett's expertise in ACL injuries provides athletes with the tools they need to navigate their recovery journey and return to the sport they love.

ACL reconstruction is a widely performed surgery that helps restore stability and function to a knee with a torn ACL. However, you might wonder if there's a risk of developing arthritis after ACL surgery. While the goal is to get you back to your pre-injury activities, sometimes arthritis can sneak in after the procedure.

Dr. Sterett explains, “Dancers often perform movements that place immense stress on the knee. These repetitive stresses, combined with the need for flexibility and strength, make the ACL susceptible to tears.”

Dr. Sterett explains, “Children’s bones are still growing, which means their ligaments, tendons, and muscles are also developing. This makes their growth plates more vulnerable to injuries, including ACL tears.”

It is a well-established fact in sports medicine that females are more susceptible to ACL injuries than their male counterparts. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a crucial stabilizing ligament in the knee, and its injury can have significant implications for an individual's mobility and athletic performance. Understanding the factors that contribute to this gender discrepancy is essential for effective injury prevention and treatment.

The journey back to sports after such a procedure is a careful and gradual process, and as we step into 2024 I want patients and athletes to have the information needed for a safe, successful recovery.

As the winter sports season unfolds, the risk of ACL injuries looms prominently in ice hockey. Dr. Bill Sterett, a distinguished board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurology, brings forth his wealth of expertise in preventing and treating ACL injuries in ice hockey players.

It is a priority to Dr. Sterett to provide patients with a comprehensive overview of ACL injuries. This blog post focus on answering the questions about anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears in older adults. While ACL injuries are often associated with young athletes, they can also affect older individuals, presenting unique challenges and considerations for patients.

Skiing and snowboarding are exciting winter sports that offer a great way to enjoy the outdoors, especially in the picturesque ski resorts of Eagle County. However, it's important to remember that knee injuries are prevalent among slope-goers.

A suspected ACL injury comes with a feeling of uncertainty, along with many questions. Did I tear it? Will I need surgery? How long will I be out of commission? Here, we will address some of the most common questions Dr. Sterett receives about ACL tears, including symptoms, treatment options, and recovery expectations.

If you've recently torn your ACL, your orthopaedic surgeon may have mentioned the possibility of adding stem cells to your ACL reconstruction. Here are some frequently asked questions about using stem cell injection therapy in conjunction with ACL surgery.

ACL tears are one of the most common injuries in soccer. In fact, studies have shown that female soccer players are 4-5 times more likely to suffer an ACL tear than their male counterparts.

This was a tough winter, and some of you didn’t escape without tearing the dreaded ACL.

More and more athletes are opting to use the quad tendon for their graft of choice in reconstructing the ACL. Let’s talk about the advantages of this graft here today.

Although you have about a 5% chance of tearing the ACL again, the post-surgery risk is inherently no higher than it was before your first surgery. However, additional factors may raise this probability.

When returning to the slopes after an ACL injury, we have two factors to consider. Biology, and rehab.

Don’t worry. In this day and age, an ACL Tear is merely a setback, not a career-ender.

While ACL Tears are definitely a common occurrence in soccer, the encouraging news is that in this day and age it is perfectly reasonable to expect athletes to return from the injury even better than before.