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Amelia Fox

Hartselle, AL

Pediatric ACL Reconstruction

My daughter, Amelia, had torn her ACL playing softball around the summer of 2021. She was 9 years old at the time. She is a high level athlete who loves playing sports. We were devastated by the news. We were referred to Dr. Amit Momaya. From the moment we met him we were put at ease. From the initial consultation we knew he was the one we wanted to do the ACL surgery. He was very informative and took ample time explaining all the details of the surgery and what the next year would look like for her. He was very patient with all our questions and made sure to talk to Amelia directly and make sure she understood what was going on. He has excellent bedside manners and there is no one else I would want to take care of her. His passion for what he does shows in the level of commitment from himself and his staff.

He had the experience and knowledge of not only how to do an ACL reconstruction, but also how do address a kid with open growth plates. He explained to us the details of how drilling through a growth plate could cause growth problems with that leg being either shorter or growing at an abnormal angle. He explained to us a technique that he uses where the drilling is done without violating the growth plates.

As parents we appreciated that he listened to what we had to say and respected our opinion. He was very good to reach out to her physical therapist to make sure she was following the guidelines in her therapy sessions that would give her the best possible outcome to get back to 100%. This meant the world to us.

She is now back to playing softball and looking like herself!

Patient consent was obtained.