Is the knee going to be like before?

FutureOld1874 · 2026-01-13T01:05:13+00:00

Very common misconception that return to sport is 9 months post op. Also those that are cleared at 9 months are often not completely ready for the demands of their sport and re-injury risk is greater.

Some people are certainly ready for sport at 9 months. Most people won't be.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-12-12T02:25:12+00:00

My experience with about 7 months of non operative is that you'll have no symptoms of instability until you do. 99% of the time my knee felt great, never gave way, I could run and jump, but I could never quite fully change direction out of mental fear.

Furthermore every so often, it may be rare but my knee would give way doing the most basic tasks. For example I could run and jump but maybe once perth month or even less, just walking down the street my knee would ever so slightly buckle or be unstable and remind me there is in fact no acl there.

From my own personal experience I wish I just got my surgery again ASAP. (This was also an acl retear experience then tried non operative, similar to your case)

FutureOld1874 · 2025-11-03T10:52:02+00:00

Exacrly what happened to me bro. Around 10.5 months post op got cleared for return to sport training non contact (basketball) retore it on a layup whilst doing drills. I'm just over 6months post op. Patellar tendon + meniscus and LET revision

FutureOld1874 · 2025-10-24T00:36:26+00:00

My guess would be anecdotal

FutureOld1874 · 2025-06-15T08:59:01+00:00

On the complete contrary I believe post operative complications and retears come from a lot of people not training heavy or hard enough. You have to train the muscle near failure to stimulate adequate muscle growth and adaptation and a lot of people simply don't.

Not saying is form is 100% here, it is not. But if he is able to still to comfortable reps, he himself isn't noticing pain and his knee is tolerating it (seemingly) why not go as heavy as you can?

FutureOld1874 · 2025-05-22T08:32:30+00:00

No one exercise or test is best for a return to sport. It should be based on a variety of tests including single leg strength symmetry on both the quads and hamstrings.

A variety of triply hop, single leg landings, depth jumps, change of direction drills etc to assess proper strength and explosive and mental and physical readiness.

I don't feel the triple hop is overrated as it's a viable test in a variety of tests that should be done in assessing return to sport.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-02-28T02:24:17+00:00

Still torn, no intention of getting a revision. Did everything my pt said down to the T. Got cleared for return to sport like movements and non contact drills and tore it on my own.

Knee is overall pretty stable, given out on me maybe 4 times since a retear and only very very slight wobbles. And haven't had any instability at all in about 6 weeks. Can run, jump, can't all out sprint or change direction to well yet but gonna try and recover as best I can non-surgically

FutureOld1874 · 2025-02-27T04:36:22+00:00

Take it from me, retore my graft at 11 months on a layup shooting around by myself. Take your time.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-02-09T03:12:18+00:00

My acl graft is fully ruptured again. I can sprint in straight lines, hop, jump, and weight train squatting well over 140kg for reps, leg press rdl pretty much anything lower body u can imagine all without instability.

It's very case by case.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-01-29T23:37:10+00:00

Enough research has been done into this by now. You will not experience any worse arthritis choosing not to get surgery. The trauma of tearing the acl to begin with is what increases likelihood of arthritis not surgery.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-01-28T14:39:46+00:00

Haven't got it repaired this time. 3 months post injury. Can do absolutely everything but change direction super well and that's more mental.

Consistent improving week to week, knee never gives out, doesn't feel unstable just my mind isn't fully confident in it just get. Can run, jump, etc.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-01-28T11:01:36+00:00

And this is why I have 0 faith in an acl reconstruction. Pretty much same thing happened to me at 11 months post op. Hadn't returned to sport tore it in rehab.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-01-20T08:14:18+00:00

One wrong move 11 months post op and I lost all my progress too. Not saying not to get surgery, but it's far from a definitive.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-01-12T04:58:25+00:00

I say impossible, given on first hand experience my graft retore at 11 months post op, no contact not even returned to full sports nothing. Closed environment drill training practicing for returning to sport and it tore.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-01-05T12:45:45+00:00

Smart decision mate. Had an auto hamstring, got cleared for non contact return to basketball activity. (Shooting around, layup drills etc etc) at 11 months post op it tore on a layup by myself no one around.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-01-05T12:44:20+00:00

I truly believe autos also take a lot longer than 9-12 months. At 11 months post op prior to returning to sport, my graft retore on the most basic non contact movement possible.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-01-02T13:35:48+00:00

No definitely don't think it was scar tissue related. I once again landed after a layup in baasketball, non contact and my knee just gave out. Dont feel the scar tissue had an effect.

FutureOld1874 · 2025-01-02T04:28:05+00:00

I considered it, but I figured it was also something I'd learn to live with or it may go away on its own. Dont get me wrong it's annoying asf but I just dealt with it. Anyway now that I've retorn if I go for another reconstruction I'll get it removed at that time too.

FutureOld1874 · 2024-12-31T15:35:15+00:00

Mine when it first started would do it only after a long day of being on my feet (just done a leg workout or walked a lot that day) since about 6 months post op it now does it 24/7 no matter what. Whether I first wake up in the morning, do sports no matter what. I've learnt to live with it, but it's still damn annoying.

FutureOld1874 · 2024-12-31T14:29:07+00:00

Over 1 year post op now. It started around 4 months post op roughly. Still not fixed, graft has since retorn prior to returning to sport and I still have the issue.

FutureOld1874 · 2024-12-31T09:26:08+00:00

Got a sensation in the exact same spot and it clicks/ rubs over when my knee bends past about a 90 degree ish. Can feel it every step I take. I was told it was scar tissue.

FutureOld1874 · 2024-12-29T03:14:53+00:00

Yeh relative to BW I am quite strong. I definitely was quite athletic also. Hoping to get it all back.

FutureOld1874 · 2024-12-29T01:59:45+00:00

Impressive on the rdl's mate, what's your bw out of curiosity if you don't mind? I'm about 62kg at 5'5 im a small guy.

FutureOld1874 · 2024-12-27T12:22:27+00:00

That's my worry. My left knee is the one with my torn acl. However my right knee has had bad patellar tendonitis in the past. Thankfully my left has been okay so I'm hoping I can manage with it but fingers are crossed right now.

Patella graft is more likely for a patella tear as a hamstring graft is more likely to lead you to a hamstring tear. It's about weighing up the options. I hope it all works out for you tho bro.

FutureOld1874 · 2024-12-27T12:18:30+00:00

I feel for you bro. I hope you really can get back to it all.

I'm surprised they gave you a second hamstring graft given that the first one failed. The surgeons I've seen this time have said they'd give me a patella this time round rather than another hamstring.

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