Hey guys,
I know that this is definitely not the best place to ask for advice for this topic. But I just wanted to see if anyone has had similar experiences with dinghy sailing after an ACL reconstruction. I’m supposed to be having surgery on April 3rd, and I am trying to see if I’m going to be able to sail this summer or not. I could always put it off until the end of the summer... also for reference I’m 24. I’ve only been sailing for a year so I’m very eager to get back to it.
I would appreciate any experiences anyone would have had.
This would be cutting it close time wise and depends more on the skill of your surgeon, as they usually graft cadaver tendons to you knee.
Anyways I would wear a brace with a strong hinge.
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I had knee surgery years ago. Not as intrusive as ACL reconstruction, but this article is spot on. Hiking pants became a must.
If you like running outdoors, be prepared to spend good money of top of the line shoes.
I had ACL surgery about ten years ago. I had just bought my first brand new motorcycle and got a few rides in before the surgery. It took about six weeks to recover and feel comfortable on my feet again. However, I was not able to fully bend my knee for quite a while after that. This would be a problem for me now when sailing as being agile is important, of course. You're younger though, so you may recover more quickly.