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A member asked:

I tore my acl and it was reconstructed 2 years ago. i was in a car accident yesterday--rear-ended another. felt fine, but now knee sore. chances torn?

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Low: The historical chance of re tearing an ACL after reconstruction is from 3-10%. The accident that you described would most likely cause a bone bruise or possibly a PCL tear

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Answered 10/15/2015

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