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On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Geoff Devine wrote: > it isn't repaired. If he's going to get a reconstruction, the recovery > goes quicker if it's done quickly so he doesn't lose much muscle mass. The WRONG. Once the ACL is torn, one should recover fully before surgery. A good surgeon will only operate on a healthy knee. It takes at least three weeks for the knee to heal and thus be ready for surgery. If you operate soon after the tear the knee has to deal with both the trauma of the tear and the trauma of the surgery. One can live day to day for quite some time without an ACL -- even ski gentle runs. --Matt K - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html