# Surgery not an option for  torn ACL in older people?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgery-not-an-option-for-torn-acl-in-older-people/526694>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 27, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgery-not-an-option-for-torn-acl-in-older-people/526694 "2010-01-27T23:06:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgery-not-an-option-for-torn-acl-in-older-people/526694/21 "2010-02-01T15:23:55Z")

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Just remember, some orthopedists seem to show a vested interest in repairing torn ACLs.

My favorite ortho professor back in the day used to tell his ortho residents that he could train a monkey to do the surgeries that orthopedic residents were being trained in. The tough part is training the residents to recognize **when** to do the surgery, and when not to.

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