If you are an athlete undergoing ACL surgery, I cannot, in good faith, recommend Dr. Hansen. I had ACL reconstruction surgery with him in December of 2017. He did not discuss the graft choice with me at the time and used an allograft. It wasn't until after surgery that I realized I could have used my own tissue as an autograft. When I asked him if he used autografts in ACL reconstruction surgery, he replied, "Yes, of course - didn't we go over this before surgery?" I replied, "No, we did not," to which he simply said, "Oh, gosh. I'm sorry."
10 months later, while at physical therapy, my knee completely shifted. The MRI results revealed I tore my meniscus. My physical therapist suggested that I see other orthopedists and I saw 5 total other orthopedists. 4 out of the 5 all agreed that Dr. Hansen's placement of the graft on my femur is not in an effective place -- it is too high on the femur and therefore, the ACL is not providing me with lateral stability. As one orthopedist put it: "This may just be an old-fashioned way of ACL reconstruction, but certainly not one to be used on the athletic population."
Now, almost a year post-op I'll be undergoing ACL surgery again, this time revision surgery, and, because my meniscus may be irreparable, I may have osteoarthritis by the time I'm 40.
That's the last thing any athlete wants to hear, which is why I feel it is my duty to inform you about the ACL method Dr. Hansen uses on his patients. While it might be a method that ensures the graft will not tear, it will lead to instability with lateral movements, resulting in the tearing (or worse, complete destruction) of the meniscus. I do not recommend Dr. Hansen, especially if you are an athlete. read more