Thanks for your reply. You and the other members of this group have
given me the best advice.

--- In kneesurgeryforum@yahoogroups.com, "barracudawoman_2000"
<barracudawoman_2000@y...> wrote:
> Your post brought up and interesting question, one that I did some
> internet research on.
>
> It appears from the article that an ACL reconstruction from a
> hamstring appears to be weaker than from the patella. This is, of
> course, one article and due to the relative newness of the
hamstring
> procedure, I would certainly take this with a grain of salt and
wait
> for more studied and data.
>
> I am two years out from an ACL reconstruction on my left knee due
to
> a skiing accident. Seven months after surgery I was back on the
> slopes again, though I admit I was very caution (using a flexible
> knee brace) and skiing the "bunny slopes". Last year, I hit
> the "moderate" ability slopes, still wearing the knee brace. I was
> very diligent about physical therapy and continued that routine by
> going to the gym. This year, I intend to attempt black diamond
> (difficult) slopes, returning to my ability before the accident.
> Note, it will have taken 3 seasons to "get back" the level I was
at,
> although, I will probably still avoid the very tough and steep
> slopes (double black diamond). I figure I can have just as much
fun
> skiing on black diamonds and intermediate slopes rather than
stress
> out at the risk of injuring myself on a tougher slope.
>
> The bottom line is if you want to play hockey again, you will be
> able to BUT it is going to take a lot of work on your part,
strength
> training and maintenance, to build up the muscle strength for that
> knee. The muscle strength in turn should add more protection to
that
> knee.
>
>
> http://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/archive/acl-reconstruction-
> surgery.html