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Orthopedic Spotlight

ACL tames the Tiger, for now

Tiger Woods’ mental toughness is unquestioned. His conditioning and prowess on are well known. His triumph at this year’s US Open, in which he prevailed despite a painful and unstable knee, as well as accompanying stress fractures, was a courageous athletic performance. In the course of his phenomenal career, there doesn’t appear to be any limit to his abilities. So, it turns out that it is not his competitors, it is a mere, small ligament in the knee, the ACL, that , at least for now, has tamed Tiger. Instead of challenging himself at the British Open, PGA Championship, Ryder cup, and even his own signature AT&T classic here in DC, he instead will be calling upon his mental and physical strength to recover following reconstructive knee surgery.

Success following ACL reconstructive surgery is high, with better than 90% returning to their previous level of activity. Tiger is going to likely be in that group, not just because he has a skilled surgeon (Dr. Tom Rosenberg of Utah was one of the orthopaedic leaders who pioneered the way ACL reconstructions are currently performed), but because the same skill set required to rehabilitate following surgery, discipline and commitment and hard work, are his signature traits already. His tour competitors, sympathetic for his (and the tour’s) temporary loss, should be served notice. The window of competitive opportunity will not be open long.

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