For more information please visit http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/departments/sports/torn_acl.htmlin the past, a repair involved suturing the torn ends of the ACL back together. However, studies have found that true healing does not occur this way, and a new technique called reconstruction is now favored. In this video we see Dr. Spero Karas, one of America's top sports medicine specialists, perform ACL reconstructive surgery. His minimally evasive technique repairs the frayed ACL and leaves minuscule scars, preparing the patient for the next step in the recovery process. Dr. Karas performs surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA.