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ACL Tear (Torn ACL)

Manuel Villar

New York, NY · Published by HSS, June 2020

Manuel Villar, a patient of Dr. Daniel W. Green at the Hospital for Special Surgery

Manuel Villar’s story, in their own words

Last June, I injured my ACL and MCL during a lacrosse game. I was finally cleared for sports, then the pandemic happened, which canceled all sports. Today, a year after my injury, I was back surfing for the first time thanks to the amazing care I received from Dr. Green and Joe Molony. Thank you HSS!

Published by the Hospital for Special Surgery in its Back in the Game archive in June 2020, and reproduced here in full. Read it on hss.edu

Sport or activity
Lacrosse, Surfing
Treating surgeon
Dr. Daniel W. Green
HSS care team
Joseph T. Molony Jr., PT, MS, SCS, CSCS

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