Victor Martinez🤙🏾

The majority (75%) of ACL tears are non-contact. That means the ligament was already significantly loose and weakened before the event that caused the tear. In the off-season, especially for high-level players, I would recommend that they consider re-stabilizing the ACL with either PRP or Stem cells (assuming it is a native ligament - avoid injecting grafts). Additionally, I would recommend that the player have each of the supporting ligaments and tendons (MCL, LCL, meniscofemoral, patellofemoral, quadriceps, patellar) around the knee injected and re-stabilized as well. We have several patients at The Osteopathic Center who are currently NFL players that we have injected their ACL and re-stabilized their entire knee. Some of them were already dealing with partial ACL tears. None of these players have ever torn their ACL. Similar preventative approach for Achilles can be said. The significant impact of these injuries (ACL, Achilles) cannot be understated. The best course of treatment is preventing the injury from happening in the first place. The time of waiting for the injury to happen and then fixing it is over. Players (& teams) need to start being proactive, not reactive.

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Surgery was performed by Cowboys team physician Dr. Dan Cooper, per source