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Carroll: Will Frank Gore and Marques Colston play?

By Will Carroll
ESPN.com

Friday, December 1, 2006

The guys at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic are among the best in the world, so the medheads and the NFL listen closely when they publish the results of a study. Dr. Neal ElAttrache led a study into the recovery of football players from ACL injuries. The findings were surprising. Among the results were that less than 80 percent of all ACL reconstructions end with the player coming back to the game. Of those players, few return to their previous level. Even more interesting, it's the most skilled players ...

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