@corycalendinemd: How To Reconstruct Your Torn ACL - your surgeon will: ✅ Inspect what remains of your injured ACL to see where and how it attaches to your thighbone (femur) and shinbone (tibia) ✅ Your thigh- and shinbones are marked for attachment of the graft to repair your #ACL ✅ Drill holes, or tunnels, in the marked areas in the matching size — often your femur first and then your tibia ✅ Fastening suture is attached to the tunnel on the tibia and then the femur for pulling the new ACL through ✅ Affix the new ACL to your thighbone and hold it in place with a fastening device ✅ Hold the other end of the graft and bend and straighten the knee repeatedly - the graft tissue tends to stretch out at first, these motions help remove that initial bit of give ✅ Pull the graft tight and attach it to the shinbone with a fastening device while bending your knee at about 20 degrees. This position is where your ACL is naturally most taught. ✅ Look at your knee through the arthroscope to make sure your new ACL has good tension, and all looks as it should. #aclsurgery #acl Depending on your case, you may have other damage in your knee. Your surgeon will make any other necessary repairs before finishing surgery and closing your incisions.

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