"I know the doctor has explained your injury to you, so I won't rehash all the medical information. He's the person to ask with any questions like that. But he wanted me to talk to you about your options, to make sure you understand your choices.
"The ACL, as you know first-hand, is essential to proper functioning of the leg. Without it, or with it in a weakened condition, your knee isn't able to hold up your body weight for long periods of time. That means no running.
"However, sports medicine doctors have performed literally thousands of reconstructive knee surgeries, including hundreds on professional athletes, some of whom have had nearly miraculous comebacks.
"The surgery isn't foolproof, but the success rate is among the highest for all surgeries -- and it's good for a lifetime, unless you suffer another injury to that location. The injury would put you down for a while. You'd probably be on crutches for a couple weeks, and it would be up to 10 weeks before you could start jogging lightly. But by next season, you'd be ready to run again."