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Melinda's ACL Injury
October 27, 2008 |
Melinda Isley’s stepdaughter got her excited about the
sport of soccer but last year Melinda suffered a second ACL tear while on the field.
“We were just trotting back out to our positions and I just stepped wrong and that
time I went down and everybody talks about hearing a pop but I didn’t hear a pop
either time but I knew I had done something. It was sharp pain,” she said.
Dr. John Mehalik is an orthopedic surgeon who helped treat Melinda after her second
knee injury. He said, “ACL injuries are commonly a noncontact injury where the patient
is sprinting in one direction or moving in one direction and they plant their leg
to change directions and the knee gives way underneath them.”
While Melinda’s injury is considered common it was also quite serious. “The ACL
is the main supporting ligament in the knee and leads to stability inside the knee
so when the knee buckles at the time of the injury it literally explodes the ACL,”
said Dr. Mehalik.
He and Melinda decided that reconstructive surgery would be the best option for
her. “The type of reconstruction Melinda had offers excellent long term stability,
very little risk of scarring and the incisions for the operations are small and
cosmetically more appealing.”
Melinda said, “I know I want to hike in the summer I want to play sports, I want
to ski in the winter so you have to have the surgery to be able to do those things
and stay active.” |
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