ACL repair and recovery

[Jmac]

How far has ACL repair and recovery advanced since Thomas Davis had the injuries? I recall hearing that he would probably never play at a high level again. Not everyone is T.D. He proved them all wrong.

I'm sure with new surgical advancements the repair would be miles of what it used to be. If Brooks is used right and fully recovered, could he possibly have a successful comeback after two tears to the same knee?

Anyone with medical knowledge on this topic know if thats even possible? Canales said he should be ready for training camp. Ready for camp and playing at a high level are two different animals.

 

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Edited 6 hours ago by Jmac

[Basbear]

Best I know nothing has changed for the surgery part, but the recovery has been reduced. 

Plus you need to see all the damage in the knee, many times you don't know until you look.. Then the surgery just lasts longer and rehab is longer too. 

[WUnderhill]

Advanced about 15 years I reckon.

[SmokinwithWilly]

It all depends on what damage was found and how well the surgery takes. I think trust is going to be a huge factor. As someone who's had multiple knee injuries, it takes a while to feel safe doing everything without that splinter of doubt in the back of your mind again. I can't imagine what that would feel like for a NFL players.

[firefox1234]

I don’t really have much emotionally invested in Brooks but I would be ecstatic if he could pull a TD level recovery.

[strato]

I have no expertise, but that won’t stop me from pretending I have insight. 
I always wondered if the first surgery was done correctly or in the best way, and maybe the repair failed because it was just destined to fail.  
It lets me think that if it is done right he can get back to the level expected at draft time. It is more hope than anything. 

[Lame Duck]

Why not ask AI?

Edited 3 hours ago by Lame Duck

[csx]

1 hour ago, Lame Duck said:

Why not ask AI?

Because humans are better souced of info and more interesting to interact with not to mention you will get absurdly bad info. 

Edited 1 hour ago by csx

[Lame Duck]

51 minutes ago, csx said:

Because humans are better souced of info and more interesting to interact with not to mention you will get absurdly bad info.