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ACL Tear (Torn ACL)

Elizabeth Goldstein

Forest Hills, NY · Published by HSS, April 2015

Elizabeth Goldstein, a patient of Dr. Daniel W. Green at the Hospital for Special Surgery

Elizabeth Goldstein’s story, in their own words

Well I tore my ACL in a not very exciting way, I fell off my stoop! I have to say we really made the right decision coming to HSS. Everyone was just amazing. I know you have heard this before, but it really does get better, you will see.

And hey kids do your physical therapy! That would be my advice. - Elizabeth

Published by the Hospital for Special Surgery in its Back in the Game archive in April 2015, and reproduced here in full. Read it on hss.edu

Treating surgeon
Dr. Daniel W. Green
HSS care team
Frank A. Cordasco, MD, MS

What Dr. Green treats

Pediatric ACL Reconstruction Patella Dislocation & Instability Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) Pediatric Fractures

Dr. Green’s published research on the ACL

The 6 most recent of his 49 papers on the ACL, indexed on PubMed under his Hospital for Special Surgery affiliation. Each opens on PubMed.

All 49 of his papers on this subject
  1. Differential Arterial Supply of the ACL and PCL Revealed by 7T-qMRI, Histology, and Micro-CT Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026 Aug · Dr. Green is author 11 of 11
  2. Internal versus external femorotibial rotation an anterior cruciate ligament rupture and patellofemoral instability on preoperative standing radiographs The Knee · 2026 Aug 27 · Dr. Green is author 14 of 14
  3. Is the Greulich and Pyle Bone Atlas Suitable When Measuring Bone Age for Pediatric ACL Reconstruction in the Modern US Population? Analysis Within the PLUTO Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study Journal of pediatric orthopedics · 2026 Aug 1 · Dr. Green is author 12 of 26
  4. Greater Valgus Alignment in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with a Primary ACL Tear Compared with Healthy Controls The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2026 Jun 3 · Dr. Green is author 6 of 7
  5. Increased operative time is an independent risk factor for surgical complications following isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026 Apr · Dr. Green is author 3 of 11
  6. Validation of the ACL Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI) Scale in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients After Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026 May · Dr. Green is author 10 of 11

More patients Dr. Green has treated

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All 31 patient stories