ACL Surgery
by Joe Lauzon on Feb.26, 2009, under Blog
Well, it looks like I will be having ACL surgery next week. I have had a history of bad luck with my knees. I have already had two knee surgeries… meniscectomies on both knees. Those surgeries were relatively simple because they just go in arthoscopically and shave down the meniscus. There is no stitching and no repairing done.
The surgery scheduled for next week will not be so simple. Unlike the last two times, I will need my meniscus repaired. Instead of just shaving that little piece out, they will be stitching it up and getting it to sit back in place.
To make things much worse, I need to have my ACL repaired as well. They think my torn ACL is causing my knee to shift ever so slightly and its destroying my meniscus. They could stop after the meniscus repair but its just going to happen again. ACL surgery should fix that, but its a very long rehab and my knee may never be the same again. There are three options for the surgery (patella, hamstring and cadaver). Each has different advantages and disadvantages. I was going to do the Patella but have been convinced to go the Cadaver route.
Long story short… I will be off my feet for a month to a month and a half… training SUPER light in about 4 or 5 months… training decently hard in about 9 months and fighting in around 12-14 months. Its going to be a long rehab… but thats how it goes.
Looks like I will have lots of time to play Xbox… (and no, not giving out my gamertag… sorry).
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February 27th, 2009 on 2:09 pm[...] Lauzon will be out of the octagon up to 14 months with a busted knee. He writes on JoeLauzon.com: “Well, it looks like I will be having ACL surgery next week. I have had a history of bad [...]
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February 27th, 2009 on 5:25 pm[...] After headlining UFC Fight Night 17 Joe Lauzon was on top of the word and appeared to be in the thick of things in the Lightweight division. Now it appears he has hit a bump in the road and could be out over a year accoriding to his blog on his website [...]
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February 27th, 2009 on 7:40 pm[...] lightweight Joe Lauzon announced on his official website that he has torn his ACL and will be forced to undergo surgery which will sideline him between [...]
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February 28th, 2009 on 10:13 am[...] and he’s going to be out of commission for over a year. Here’s what he wrote on his blog: Well, it looks like I will be having ACL surgery next week. I have had a history of bad luck with [...]
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March 2nd, 2009 on 1:41 am[...] Andrea posted a noteworthy aricle today onHere’s a small snippetyeah man a Cadaver is the best way to go.. i had knee surgery about 2 yrs ago took me a good year to get back into fighting.. i feel your pain man. Pam February 26th, 2009 on 6:14 pm. Hey that really sucks – but better to have taken care of now …. Missed Sunday’s seminar… sucked. I did a bunch of research this time on the ACL and I decided to go with the cadaver. I did over 60 hrs. of research from scientific studies, case studies of BJJ athletes, doctor’s advice, … [...]
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March 1st, 2009 on 9:40 pm
get well soon joe ^_^
i’m lookin’ forward for your next fight
March 1st, 2009 on 11:27 pm
Hello love! Hope your in good spirits and once again good luck you TIGER! Talk to you soon.
::hugs and kisses::
Tammy.
March 2nd, 2009 on 12:13 am
that sucks, no joe for at least a year.
what a setback!
March 2nd, 2009 on 2:43 am
goodluck and hope to see you in the ring again. Godbless you always
March 3rd, 2009 on 3:59 pm
hope all goes well!!! Have fun playing XBOX!!
March 3rd, 2009 on 6:18 pm
Hey Joe,
Sorry to hear about the bum ACL. It was awesome watching your last fight though and I’m sure you’ll come back even better than before. Good luck with this process and I look forward to watching you kick ass in your next fight!
-Paul
March 3rd, 2009 on 11:46 pm
Joe,
It sucks but it’s googd that you are taking care of it. I tore my acl in my early twenties and didn’t fix it and now have noe meniscus, arthritis and am looking at a high tibial osteotomy in a couple of years for at least one if not both knees which probably means no more training, ever. Keep it in perspective, your knees are forever.
March 28th, 2009 on 10:05 am
Hey! Can I ask what’s this template you are using in your blog? thanks.