Graft types, questions ATs should ask surgeons, and complications along the way. 

Timestamps

1:45- ACL reconstruction graft type considerations

12:57- What type of graft do you look for after a retear?

17:53- What should the AT focus on during the preoperative phase?

22:11- Does the focus of the preop phase change based on the graft type?

23:34- Braces used during the postoperative phase

25:32- What does the follow up process look like?

31:34- ACL reconstruction complications

38:40- What ATs should ask when a patient is going in for ACL reconstruction

40:41- Return to play criteria

44:30- Braces for return to play

46:47- Action Item: What advice would you give to someone rehabbing an ACL for the first time?

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