acl tear and growth plates not closed

My son is 14 & 5'11.  He has always been big for his age.  He has a torn acl & surgery has been recommended.  His growth plates haven't closed.  We had a bone age test xray on his wrist & it showed age of  a 16-17 year old.  His growth charts have always shown him to be at 6'0-6'2 by adulthood.  My husband is 5'9, I'm 5'2, but my father in law is 6'0 and my brother is 6'3.  Don't know what to do. he can have the surgery or be in a working knee brace until he's ready for surgery.  Want to get his knee fixed but don't want to stump his growth.  Also, if we have the surgery & his growth plate is disturbed in his left leg...what happens to his right leg as far as his growth plates.   Am very confued as to what to do.

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

What type of surgery he is having on his acl is important!

This can be arthroscopic also without disturbing the bones. You can go for a reconstruction by giving a graft to the torn acl if this is a severe injury.

Discuss with an expert orthopedician and go for a more conservative approach and with arthroscopic surgeries and his age he will recover very fast.

Till you take a decision he can always wear a knee brace.

Take care!