CRonaldo wrote:does the doctors mentioned above do acl surgery with growth plate not fused. Had any of your dd did acl surgery with dr james b montgomery

Dr. Montgomery did both a scope and microfracture surgery on my left knee, he was awesome. Don't know what time frame your dd has for surgery, might pick out a couple and meet with both.

http://www.dallasorthocenter.com/montgomery.html

CRonaldo wrote:Are athletes that have had their ACLs repaired come back as strong as they were before the injury? We are trying to gather the best surgeons together so we can set up appointments next week. Anymore good ACL sports orthopedic surgeons to recommend? Thank you for all your help!!!

After 10 months, my DD was close to her level before the injury. In some ways she is better equipped after the injury due to the rehab / sprots specific training that has been done to this point. From what I hear it takes 18 - 24 months to fully recover from the injury.

Dr. Nicholls recommended using a cadaver since her growth plates were open and did not want undue stress put on the patella tendon due to growth activity. He also did not recommend using the hamstring due to her age. Make sure you use a surgeon that works with youth injuries of this nature.

Dr. Mark Greenburg
Southlake,Tx

Dr. James Burnett
Arlington Orthopedic Associates

My 13 year old had a patella tendon replacement in December and she is playing again.

CRonaldo wrote:My daughter tore her ACL during practice. We are in search of a good sports orthopedic surgeon and phisical therapy clinc in the metroplex.

The one person that has seen more and helped rehab more players in the NTX area on ACL injuries is by far Steve Parker, his website in www.sportsmedcentral.net

Dan Cooper is one of the best, also Corey Paine. Talk to Steve, and he can even help with getting you in quick to the ortho.