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Mr Hawar Akrawi 2019-05-14 Person 5 5 0

I unfortunately suffered a bad knee injury whilst playing for my football team Falmouth Town FC. MRI scan results showed i had ruptured my LCL and damaged my hamstrings and leg/calf muscles. Also half of the ACL was torn. As devastated as i was knowing i will be injured for 9/12 months Mr Akrawi was very professional and reassuring that although my knee wont be the same as before, it will be just as strong after the rehab process to be able to play football again, which was a huge relief. He explained in great detail the surgery that was needed and how he will go about to restoring the ruptured ligament. Locating a donated ligament he was able to save using my own hamstring to create the new tendon which as a semi professional football was vital for my recovery. He chose not to work on the acl as it seemed strong enough to recover through the rehab,physio process, which i agreed on. Surgery was a success and there was next to no pain after it was done. He supplied a knee ligament rehab program to follow with all the exercises/stretches and activities needed to make sure my knee fully recovers. 9 months later i was able to return back to football feeling strong and completely confident on a full recovery. Sadly though as i landed from a jump in one of the matches and fully ruptured the rest of what was left on the acl ligament. The rest of the knee which Mr Akrawi worked on was completely fine and stable which was a relief. We both didn't see this as much as a surprise as it was a 50/50 chance it could of happened. I immediately contacted Mr Akrawi as soon as i could after this had happened and he had me in for an mri scan and appoint within the week which was fantastic. Again he very professionally explained with the scan results on what has happened and how surgery will repair the acl ligament. Once again knowing how important keeping my hamstrings untouched for my football he was able to use a donated ligament to repair the acl. Surgery was successful again and felt next to no pain once completed. Currently in the process of the rehabilitation of the acl reconstruction Mr Akrawi's after care has been brilliant. I had concerns over an infection and he was able to examine it then contact me the next morning to make sure everything was ok. Whenever i had concerns or an issue he was more than happy to go out of his way to make sure the recovery process was on track. After my first knee surgery with him and finding out i needed a second one months after i knew in my mind i wanted him to do the second surgery even if it meant waiting for a longer period of time until he was free to do it. I cant thank him enough for making sure my knee would be as strong as before so i am able to continue my football career without any concerns of further injury.