Your success is going to depend on the type of exercises you get given. you need a programme that is going to incorporate leg strength with core strength. Your Quads are probably the focus but you should also be looking at strengthening your butt, hamstrings and core stabilising muscles. Basically this means you need to seek out a good sports physio!! Your rehab programme should also involve some sport specific drills later on before you return to football. Things like running, kicking changing direction etc. This all helps retrain your muscles to send the right signals back to your brain, and to get your muscles co-ordinating properly.
There is some evidence that a damaged ACL can cause extra load to be placed on your cartilage and therefore increase the liklihood of arthritis??? I don't think this is proven however. If your rehab isn't working/helping then you can rethink the surgery option.
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