In June of this year it was announced that Tiger Woods had been playing with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee and a double stress fracture of his left tibia since July of last year. This was shocking news for the world of golf. Tiger also announced that he would sit out the remainder of this year in order to have surgery to make this necessary repairs on his knee and rehabilitation.
Reconstructive surgery took place on June 24, 2008 by Dr. Thomas Rosenberg who said the procedure was a success. A torn ACL is usually caused by a sudden and extreme change in direction, so it is a injury that is common to many athletes. This is the major ligament in the knee joint and for a first class athlete like Tiger Woods the only course of action is surgery if he wanted to continue at his level of play. During the surgery the ligament is repaired usually by using another tendon to repair the ruptured ligament.
The rehabilitation is long and difficult. The first 6 to 10 days will be on crutches with supervised physical therapy beginning in 2 to 3 days after surgery and continuing up to 3 months. It could be approximately 6 to 9 months before the knee can take the twisting motion that would be associated with the game of golf. Woods is a determined athlete and he will be working with his doctors to rehabilitate at the best and fastest method and return to the tournament circuit next season.
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