Surgery

Last Thursday my dad had surgery. He had surgery because about 3 months ago he tore his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) while playing in a men's indoor soccer league with some of his buddies from church. He tore his ACL while planting his foot to shoot the ball, but as he landed his knee gave out. Since then he has been limping everywhere. I think that being a physical Therapist helped him to know what to do and how to treat it. The ACL is a ligament in your knee that helps keep your tibia from moving forward onto your femur. When you fully tear your ACL, which is what my dad did, you need surgery to restore your knee to its original function. How do I know so much about Acl tears you ask??? Well, in science we had to do a Health Research Report with a research board and since dad had torn his ACL I decided it would be fun to learn more about what had happened to him ( I could also interview him which would have given me extra credit:). {When I get a new camera I will post a picture of what my board looks like. ( trust me it looks soooooo awesome)}