Hi Geo_skiier, I am a fellowship trained sports medicine orthopedic surgeon. Like Pete, I am truly sorry to hear about your injury. My personal preference for ACL reconstructions is the patellar tendon autograft. The primary function of the ACL is to control front to back and rotatory stability to the knee. Graft selection is controversial, but the gold standard is still the Patellar tendon (B PT B). The bottom line is the hamstrings grafts have more laxity post op, this no one disagrees about. In my hands my collegiate athletes return to their previous level of sport. It is true that there is more post op pain at the front of the knee, and strength recovery is a bit longer, but these dis advantages are outweighed by the advantages in a person with high demands. I would recommend post op bracing for skiing as well. I dont help take care of USSkiing but am a USOC doc, as well as the head team physician for several colleges and a G-League basketball team.
Regardless of which you select, the post op rehab is critical. Follow your surgeon and therapists instructions. Best wishes. Dan
dmburch
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