ACL Reconstructive Surgery Recovery...can I play Baseball earlier?

I'm not 100% sure yet, but both my ski coach and my dad think I tore my ACL at our high school ski state championships. I'm going in tomorrow to determine if I tore it.

So my question is pertaining to my next sport, Baseball. Our first practice was last week, and I wasn't sure if I could play.

On the website for my local orthopedics (http://www.orthop.com/sitepages/pid628.p... it says: "A brace is typically used for two weeks and patients are off of crutches after a week or so. Sport-specific activities are not begun until three months, and patients are usually not encouraged to go back to twisting or deceleration type of activities for 5-6 months following their surgery. "

I'm going to check with the doctor obviously, but I was wondering if any of you thought I could be playing baseball sooner considering that the physical aspect, and potential knee danger is considerably less than many other sports (with the exception of sliding)

If you have reconstructive surgery to your ACL there is no way any surgeon will allow you to begin athletics before 5 months post-op. The reason is because it takes that long for the ACL graft to get to be at its strongest and for you to build up your muscle strength. Baseball does require sprinting, pivoting, cutting.

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