An ACL injury couldn’t tackle Graham Mertz’s NFL dreams. He got back up—and came back stronger. 💪🏼🏈
Kevin W. Farmer, MD, reconstructed Graham’s ACL using a graft harvested from his patellar tendon, and secured it with
#Arthrex FastThread™ screws and the InternalBrace™ technique. With a limited time frame to prepare for Graham’s pro day, Dr. Farmer chose a BTB autograft ACLR, which positioned Graham to return for his pro day and the NFL Combine.
Months later, Graham was stronger than ever. He was drafted by the Houston Texans and just completed his rookie season in the NFL.
“My knee feels great, and I’ve learned a lot about myself and handling adversity. It sets me up not just for football, but for life,” said Graham.
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The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation during the healing period and is not intended as a replacement for the native ligament. The InternalBrace technique is for use during soft tissue-to-bone fixation procedures and is not cleared for bone-to-bone fixation.