Why Team ACL?

Every ACL patient has the right to find optimal care during their ACL journey.
Worldwide, wherever they are.

ACL Injury

ACL injury An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate (KROO-she-ate) ligament (ACL) — one of the major ligaments in your knee. ACL injuries most commonly occur during sports that involve sudden stops or changes in direction, jumping and landing — such as soccer, basketball, football and skiing. Ligaments are strong [...]

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ACL Tear

ACL tear An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is an injury of the knee joint. It causes leg pain and instability of the knee. ACL tears are common sports injuries. The ACL is one of four major knee ligaments that control stability of the knee joint. Without an intact ACL, participants in sports often complain [...]

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ACL Re-tear

Unfortunately the research shows that a very high percentage of athletes with an ACL tear will go on to re-tear the same knee or injure the ACL in the other knee. ACL re-tear rates are approximately 20-25% and that means one in every four to five athletes are suffering a second ACL tear. And almost 30% [...]

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ACL Grafts

ACL Grafts When an ACL is torn there is a graft required to replace the original ACL tissue. Autografts and Allografts There are two general types of ACL grafts: Autografts and Allografts: An autograph comes from your own tissue. An allograft comes from donor tissue from a cadaver. Dit bericht op Instagram bekijken Een bericht [...]

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ACL facts

ACL Facts – 70% of ACL injuries are non-contact injuries. – 80,000 to 250,000 ACL injuries occur annually in the USA with about 100,000 reconstruction surgeries. – 6th most common orthopedic procedure in USA. – Female athletes are 2.4 top 9.7 times more likely to sustain an ACL injury than male athletes. – Australia has [...]

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ACL FAQ

ACL FAQ If you suffer from an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in your knee, you may have questions about the ACL tear (and the surgery and rehabilitation you need). Below we have listed the answers to some of the frequently asked questions about the ACL injury. What does the ACL do? The knee [...]

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ACL stories

ACL stories In this interviews athletes speaks out about her ACL injury from the moment it happened, the surgery, the rehabilitation, comeback… and thereafter. ACL story Kirsten AlexisIn this interview Kirsten Alexis from USA speaks out about her ACL injury from the moment it happened, the surgery, the rehabilitation, comeback… and thereafter. Kirsten Alexis is [...]

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ACL videos

ACL videos Videos about the ACL injury from the moment it happened to the operation, the rehab & the comeback. These ACL videos can be experienced as “shocking” but they also provide a lot of interesting information. Jill Roord | Roord To Recovery Renée Slegers: journey Viv and Beth's ACL Journey Andri Ragettli`s recovery process [...]

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Infographics

ACL Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge intended to present ACL information quickly and clearly.

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Latest content

How do I find a good ACL physical therapist?A lot of people have no idea where to start when it comes to looking for the best physical therapist for an ACL recovery. Finding the right ACL physical therapist is pivotal for optimal recovery! How do i find a good ACL physical therapist? Recovering from an ACL [...]

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About Team ACL

Founder Team ACL Jeroen van de Camp is an ACL experience expert, not a medical professional. His goal is to help, inspire and motivate ACL patients with information about this heavy injury. Most important: make sure ACL patients find the best treatment options! Jeroen has ruptured the ACL on his left knee three times while [...]

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About me

ACL experience expert My name is Jeroen and I am an ACL experience expert, not a medical professional. I have ruptured the ACL of my left knee three times while playing football. In 2003 (22 years old), 2004 and 2009. Since the moment I’ve re-ruptured my ACL in 2004, the ACL injury has fascinated me. [...]

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Why

ACL patients often don’t have a clue who to go to for surgery and/or rehabilitation. Connecting these patients with ACL professionals is important for an optimal recovery.

Why is it quite normal for products as your smartphone, bicycle or holiday to compare providers at the internet?
However, why don’t you make this comparison for optimal healthcare…?

How

Each ACL patient will be able to make the right choices for optimal care during his ACL journey.

The Team ACL website offers you close to your home possibilities for recovery and/or surgery in a trustworthy and transparant way, wherever you live. By gaining insight into the differences between healthcare professionals you are able to make you own best-informed decisions.

Make sure you achieve your own goals! View all ACL professionals and compare them to create your own ACL treatment team and come back stronger!

What

Trustworthy and transparant.

A worldwide digital network to bring ACL patients and ACL professionals together. The Team ACL website helps connecting ACL patients with ACL professionals. Worldwide, wherever you are.

Visibility

ACL professionals all over the world may subscribe to gain more visibility for ACL patients.

ACL professionals create their own account which gives the ACL patient insight into the differences (for instance: years of experience, annual treatment numbers, surgical techniques, clinic location, clinic facilities) between healthcare professionals. In this way, the ACL patient able to make his own best-informed decisions.

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