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[QUOTE="firecracker22, post: 467859, member: 20316"] I hope your surgery went well. I'm sure others can provide better answers technically but basically this is what my surgeon told me: I will not need to wear a brace unless I want to. Once I healed, I will be at 95 + % of what I was before. However I am chicken to ride without my braces (Asterisk) now. They are basically preventative equipment, like a helmet. Braces can't protect against every injury but they will prevent or lessen many types. Some braces (like mine) will limit hyperextension, which might have saved or helped you. They can't protect 100% from twisting injuries but they do help. I have crashed a couple of times since my ACL tear/surgery where without the braces, I would have been back in the OR. (like when I landed with my foot out in front of me and the bike on top of my leg--ouch) So it is up to you. Yes they can transfer some force and cause a break instead of ligament damage . . . but after comparing notes with friends who had done one or both, I think I'd rather break a bone. Hope this helps. How's rehab going? Luvtolean: Get that ligament fixed! Every time it buckles or collapses under you, you run the risk of damaging the cartilage further, which does not grow back. All they can do is cut off the torn piece so it doesn't interfere with joint movement or bolt it down if it is big enough. And that is what gives you arthritis when you get older. [/QUOTE]
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