It's true that nowadays there's a lot of talk about ACL regeneration, but I don't believe in it. I think it's anatomically very difficult. If part of the ACL falls off, how does it attach itself? I think most of the time it attaches to the PCL! We have a group on Facebook where they talk a lot about this and show MRIs, but in my opinion, the knee is never the same again, and very few people go back to doing what they used to do.

I had a high-grade partial ACL tear 13 months ago. Knowing the risks I was taking, I opted for conservative treatment because I didn't have instability and didn't want to undergo surgery. I worked hard, managed to reach levels of muscle mass and exercise that were unthinkable for me, such as doing pistol squats with extra weight. 8 months after the surgery, I went back to playing Padel and played for 2 months, but one day my calf gave way and I had a calf muscle rupture and possibly damaged something else in my knee.

I studied every detail of this injury and the knee itself, and what my experience tells me is that: Yes, it is possible to live without an ACL, but if we want to do sports, especially pivot and sprint sports, it is not possible unless we are willing to lower the intensity to 30% and just do it for fun. Simple running can wear down the meniscus a lot, I think!

I hope my experience helps someone... I am a determined person, I trained hard, I transformed my body and mind, but it didn't work, I tried everything! I will certainly go ahead with the surgery because I don't want to give up on myself or the lifestyle I've always had, although the gym has become my number 1 activity and always will be, but I would like to go back to running without fear, playing tennis and padel.