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Our team at UPMC Sports Medicine is dedicated to helping athletes and active people of all ages and skill levels. After an ACL injury, it's easy to feel overwhelmed about treatment options, rehabilitation, and recovery times. But we have the experts to help.
Hear about the impact our ACL care has on the lives of some of our patients.
Deryk Jones, Jr., 22, is passionate about soccer — a sport he has played since age 4. “My goal is someday to play soccer at the very highest level,” he says. Double surgeries to reconstruct the ACL in both knees could have jeopardized his career plans. But thanks to the expertise of the orthopaedic surgeons and physical therapists at UPMC Sports Medicine in Pittsburgh, Deryk returned to the soccer pitch.
Lauren had just begun her journey at a private ski and snowboard academy when her ski clipped on a gate, and she tore the ACL in her right knee. Learn how individualized care at UPMC Sports Medicine helped her get back on the slopes within the year.
For Peter Gonzalez Jr., his 2023 senior season with the Central Catholic High School Vikings football team will always be the most memorable. Learn how the star wide receiver returned to the gridiron after a devastating knee injury — and received multiple college scholarship offers — thanks to the expertise of the surgery and rehab experts at UPMC Sports Medicine.
A basketball injury left Damon with full ACL and meniscus tears in his left knee. After surgery and months of individualized rehabilitation, he returned to play and achieved 1,000 career points.
A soccer injury left Ella with a full ACL tear and a partial meniscus tear. Undergoing surgery would give her the best chance of playing soccer again. She didn’t let that stop her.
An injury during a basketball game left Ariana with a partial ACL tear. After surgery and physical therapy at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, she was ready to return to the soccer field in the fall.
Erin tore her ACL during a soccer game in her sophomore year of high school. Learn about her recovery and how the team at UPMC helped her return to play — just in time for her junior year.
Kenny tore his ACL and MCL while playing football, an experience that would shape his athletic journey and future career. Learn about his journey and recovery at UPMC.
After tearing her ACL during soccer, giving up never even entered Lydia’s mind. Learn how this soccer star’s determination, combined with expert care at UPMC, helped Lydia continue her soccer career.
When Megan's knee instability returned, to the point where she almost fell each time she walked down the stairs, she turned to the experts at UPMC Sports Medicine to repair her ACL and get her back to the activities she loves.
