Patients with ACL injuries, knee arthritis, and other knee injuries and conditions are getting back to their lives with the help of Shelbourne Knee Center. Here are a few of their stories.
When David Schweiger fell off a ladder and tore the graft from earlier anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, getting back to his active life was his goal. The 59-year-old from Fishers, Ind. wanted to play baseball, basketball, volleyball and soccer again, work out hard and hike.
So he went to see K. Donald Shelbourne, MD, who had treated him for a torn meniscus several years earlier. Dr. Shelbourne recommended physical therapy. “I appreciated that…
When Azzi Fudd, the top girls’ basketball college prospect in the country needed ACL surgery, she turned to Shelbourne Knee Center. Azzi’s story became an ESPN cover article, and it’s easy to see why.
Playing in the 2019 national 3-on-3 tournament in Colorado Springs, Azzi, a 5-foot-11 guard, tore both her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and her medial…
Jonathan Fernandes had never heard of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) until he tore his while practicing Jigo Tensin Ryu Jujutsu in September 2018. The 32-year-old mathematician at the University of Maryland is a 2nd degree black belt in this martial art. He’s also an avid Argentine tango dancer, runner, swimmer, and bicyclist…
Ten months after tearing her right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and her meniscus, wrestler Sierra Pienkowski competed in the Indiana High School Girls Wrestling State Finals. She came in seventh in her weight class. The next month, Sierra took first place in the Indiana Frosh-Soph State Wrestling Championships.
The grit that enabled Sierra to participate in a mostly…