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Study: Similar results for ACL tear surgery, rehab

Originally published: July 21, 2010 8:48 PM
Updated: July 21, 2010 9:01 PM
By MALCOLM RITTER. The Associated Press  

Attention, weekend athletes: Don't be too quick to agree to surgery for a common type of knee ligament tear.

A study of Swedish amateur athletes, mostly soccer players, found that those who got a reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament right away plus physical therapy fared no better than athletes who started out with rehab and got the surgery later, if they still needed it.

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