What ACL reconstruction did chelsea`s joe cole have?
The type of graft Joe Cole used has not been released. To be honest, in terms of the ACL, the graft choice really does not make a lot of difference as it is the work that you put into rehab after wards, as your muscles are what will ultimately protect your ACL in the future. With choosing a graft, we look at more the impact of where the graft is coming from. With a patellar tendon autograft, proper rehab can virtually eliminate the complications from the graft. The hamstring is a popular graft, although research is showing that it not an ideal or even acceptable graft. The hamstrings provide active restraint against anterior tibial translation, while the ACL is a passive restraint against such motion. There is a physical therapy protocol that was designed by the head of sports medicine at the University of Iowa that focuses on re-educating the hamstrings to better control an ACL-deficient knee. It’s an amazing program, that really shows how important hamstrings are to knee stability. I
