ACL tear/Knee Injuries

[BJB]

Hey Marines,

As of now I'm currently a senor in High School and for all my years as a student I have been on the football team. My Freshman year of High School, I was playing in a game and tore my ACL in my left knee...(Funny how EVERYONE blows their LEFT out) So I guess my point for this thread is; Has any Marines tore their ACL? Has it affected you in anyway? I've asked this one time and someone said MEPS has to check it out. I can do anything and everything normal just like you. My knee never bothers me and i feel like its a 110%. Is there any rules about having skrews in your knee? I just really want to know if anyone has been declined an MOS or from actually enlisting from having knee surgery on their ACL. I'm looking into anything 03xx if that might help?

Thanks. :flag: ~BJ

[Lisa 23]

Read This Before Posting In Ask A Marine!!!!


There are no doctors frequenting this website. If you have a medical question that hasn’t already been answered by searching the forums, you’ll have to contact a recruiting office. If they cannot answer your question, you may be directed to a medical representative from MEPS.

Again, read that one carefully. We are Marines (and a few Corpsman). We are not doctors. Medical questions will usually be answered by someone cutting and pasting a section from the about.com website.

http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59447



Leg, knee, thigh, and hip.

Current loose or foreign body within the knee joint (717.6) is disqualifying.

History of uncorrected anterior (717.83) or posterior (717.84) cruciate ligament injury is disqualifying.

History of surgical correction of knee ligaments is disqualifying only if symptomatic or unstable (P81.4). (3) Current symptomatic medial and lateral collateral ligament injury is disqualifying.

Current symptomatic medial and lateral meniscal injury is disqualifying.

Current unspecified internal derangement of the knee (717.9) is disqualifying.

Current or history of congenital dislocation of the hip (754.3), osteochondritis of the hip (Legg-Perthes disease) (732.1), or slipped femoral epiphysis of the hip (732.2) is disqualifying.

Current or history of hip dislocation (835) within 2 years preceding examination is disqualifying.

Current osteochondritis of the tibialtuberosity (Osgood-Schlatter disease) (732.4) , is disqualifying if symptomatic.
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/extremities2.htm




Medical & Criminal Waivers...READ THIS FIRST
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97158

[BJB]

Thanks very much. This helped alot and boosted my confidence more. Luckily I have no issues with my knee as stated above. Still going to contact a recruiter.