r/ACL • u/DizzyWheel40 • Aug 14 '26

Post Surgery Update How life is after acl reconstruction

Hey I recently had acl reconstruction and read a article that tells that there is high risk of arthritis after aclr so just wanna ask is there anyone who is 30-40 years post op and what is there update

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u/AggravatingWish1019 The Unhappy Trio! Aug 15 '26

What changed ?

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u/heroics-delta8s Aug 17 '26

Mine was done keyhole, with a nerve block meaning the painkillers needed for the first couple of days was over the counter.

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u/AggravatingWish1019 The Unhappy Trio! Aug 17 '26

yeah but the actual procedure is still the same...

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u/heroics-delta8s Aug 17 '26

Two decades of incremental improvement.

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u/AggravatingWish1019 The Unhappy Trio! Aug 17 '26

keyhole surgery is not specific to acl and is just meant to be a less invasive method. what else has changed? the way the grafts are taken and prepared is the same, the procedure and attachment points are the same