partial acl tear - and no surgery

[Steves]

Hello -

My daughter has a partial tear to her acl, and this time (she has had three acl surgeries from
playing competitive soccer on the same knee) her doctor has advised no surgery.

As long as the knee is stable, she will continue to build the muscles around the knee,
and wear a brace when she's active in sports, but try to stay away from high demand
sports (she's retiring from soccer).

As long as her knee is stable - in your opinion - how active can she be?

Thanks.

[Heidi]

Hi
As much as the knee allows. Only she will know this. But a lot of people who have ACL injuries (even full ruptures) without surgery continue to play sport regularly and some at a high level.