A recent analysis of previous ACL reconstruction research suggests many athletes continue to play after multiple surgeries to fix a damaged knee ligament, but only about half of them perform as well as they did before their injury. This study examined data on athletes who had one surgery to address the ACL tear and then a second procedure to revise the surgery or address a new injury. After an average of 5 years, 84% of athletes still participated in sports, but only half of them returned to high level competition.
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