I have a partially torn acl and want to get back into high impact sport but my physiotherapist and OS are both against reconstruction because of the potential complications. This isn't just NHS but private as well. It made me wonder if acl reconstruction is less successful in the UK because the NHS doesn't like to pay for it and therefore pts don't get as much experience dealing with aclr patients. This is just my theory but I've heard the success rate is about 90% but that might just be for America.
I don't like the thought of having to go through the tough rehab but I can't live with the constant niggles that result from laxity and the hypermobility. I'm also too young to have to give up being active. I think it would be ethical for me to have acl reconstruction when you bear in mind that I'm only 29 and could be arhtitic in a couple of years, this could prevent me from needing a TKR or cortisone injections in the future.
My question is who in the UK is there who is prepared to reconstruct an acl on a patient with a partial tear. I've been told NHS no way so it would have to be private.