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My ACL Tear and Recovery

Incredible.

By ⋅ August 26, 2008 ⋅ Email this post Email this post ⋅ Print this post Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

I played ultimate this weekend against a team led by a dude wearing a much larger version of my custom Donjoy Defiance knee brace. Given it was obvious he’d injured a ligament, I inquired.

“ACL?” I asked.

“Yup,” he said, looking at my knee brace. Then he gave me a high-five.

“How long since you had the surgery?” I inquired?

“December,” he said.

This dude had been playing ultimate frisbee all summer, after having the surgery in December. That means he started playing five months after the surgery.

WHAT A BAD IDEA.

Discussion

  1. I think the title should perhaps be “Dumb.”?

    Posted by Steve | August 26, 2008, 4:02 pm

  2. True. Long-term, that guy is doing himself no favours.

    Posted by Adam | August 26, 2008, 4:04 pm

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