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Pros who have torn their acl

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TheTristanator
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...and came back?

title prettymuch sums it up but, i just tore mine(along with my meniscus) and i'm kinda worried i might not get back to 100%

thanks!
May 14 2012 1:46AM
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Davy.Crockett
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nick martini, hes back at it after being out all last winter with a blown knee.


also t hall has had his knees reconstructed plenty of times, and still kills it

May 14 2012 1:48AM
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R-B-B
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tanner hall, 2 acls at the same time. back killing it.
if you do your physical therapy, buy a bike, and take it easy for 6 months you will be fine.
I did mine last year and felt 100% this winter, going in to get my other one done tomorrow.

May 14 2012 1:50AM
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loganimlach
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dutschi
townsend
abma
powis
dadali
martini
bushfield
hall
schiller
wiley miller
liam
delorme

and that's just off the top of my head.

i tore my acl back in '06, long before all the superunknown shenanigans, so trust me man this isn't the end for you.
May 14 2012 1:54AM
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snowbombz
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just rehab the fuck out of it. holy shit rehab makes a difference
May 14 2012 4:00AM
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Vinci
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It's not very likely but a torn ACL can be the end of you skiing park. Beside many people getting them replaced nowadays and most of them making a full recovery, there still can be intricacies in surgery and rehab which can be persistent.

Personally I've had 2x ACL surgeries so far and I must say it never has been or never will be as it was before. Sometimes it just hurts, specially when the weather changes, when I make a bad twist or whatever...

Plus there is always the change of not overcoming the fear of re-injuring yourself.
May 14 2012 4:54AM
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OhioDreams
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There you go. A blown ACL is by no means a death sentence in skiing anymore. You can totally come back from it, the key it to listen to you doctors and PT's and do EVERYTHING they tell you to do. The better you are at sticking to your recovery regimen, the better the chances of a full recovery and the lower the likelihood of further injuries. Got those legs strong!
May 14 2012 7:15AM
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Mr.Plank
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Rose, Rivera
May 16 2012 2:02AM
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Skiingsnow
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Russ Henshaw fucked shit up in the contest scene this season after blowing his knee
May 16 2012 2:21AM
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auski
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Russ was throwing triple corks 10 months after his reconstruction
May 16 2012 8:57AM
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reBlocke
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Tearing mine was the best thing that ever happened to my skiing - I was so much stronger and more motivated when I got back.
May 16 2012 11:11AM
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.R-Lohin
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Andy Parry. He just got back on skis now from tearing it in the summer I belive
May 16 2012 11:15AM
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Relish_man
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yeah, here's some footy, it's pretty gnar
http://www.home.no/biketrialv/andysworld/
May 16 2012 12:35PM
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STAUSS
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yea man no sweat, just do the rehab and get your strength back- you'll be skiin at 100 percent in no time. 
May 16 2012 12:44PM
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FUUUCK
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Vanular had 3 ACL tears and came still threw down hard.
May 16 2012 1:00PM
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