Dr. Colosimo
Dr. Colosimo
ability functional heal jump leaves torn
The ACL has little, if any, ability to heal itself, and if it's torn it now leaves you with a functional disability. You can't run, jump or cut.
harvest holes looking poke small
You're looking at two little poke holes and a small incision to harvest the graft.
arteries damaged filled function knee nerves normally
You've damaged the nerves and arteries around the joint. They can't function normally when the knee is filled with fluid.
four key spot three tunnel
The spot is the key to the operation. Misplacing this femoral tunnel only three or four millimeters can have a devastating result.
bottom inherently joint knee line unstable
The bottom line is the knee is a very, very inherently unstable joint which was never made to play football.