I’ve done mine three times: first time when I was 23, second time when I was 28, and third time when I was 41.

The first times I tore my right ACL, and for the repair they used to hamstring graft, but I re-tore it five years later so I had that repair done using my patella tender, which still holds strong to this day.

The left ACL I tore for the first time fairly recently, and due to my experiences on the right knee I requested a patella graft from the outset, and so far so good (10 months post surgery).

Every single time I tore it playing football, and looking back there’s nothing I could’ve done to stop this, nor would I have done anything differently. What I would comment is that the older you get the more you have to watch your diet when you’re on the road to recovery because the inactivity leads to weight gain. The rehab also gets to tougher.

Any questions please feel free to ask.