About the Webinar

See what happens before your ACL patient gets to you and why it matters once they are in your care. 

Join Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT, FAPTA, for a two part series that takes you inside the surgical decisions rehab professionals do not always get to see and connects them to the challenges you manage in the clinic.

From graft selection and healing timelines to quad activation, movement compensation and return to sport, Kevin goes beyond the protocol to help you understand what may be influencing the ACL patient in front of you.

 

three knees with different surgical scars

Not all ACL reconstructions are the same.
The rehab shouldn't be either. 

Your patient walks into your clinic after ACL reconstruction.

You know the diagnosis. You may have the protocol.

But do you know exactly what happened before they got to you and how it could affect what you do next?

Patellar tendon. Quad tendon. Hamstring. Allograft.

Each comes with different considerations for healing, strength, range of motion, and progression.

Kevin walks through actual surgical footage and real patient examples to show what happens during ACL reconstruction and why those details matter once the patient reaches rehab.

PART 2: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE GRAFT IS PLACED?

Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 12 PM & 3 PM EST

Your patient may be gaining strength and function. But what is happening to the graft as rehabilitation progresses?

Kevin explores:

  • When an ACL graft may be at its weakest and how it changes over time
  • What ligamentization and graft maturation mean for understanding healing timelines
  • BEAR repair and other evolving surgical approaches
  • Why rehabilitation progression and return to sport require more than watching the calendar
  • How Kevin thinks about strength, movement quality, and functional readiness

The takeaway: Gain a deeper understanding of the biological and functional considerations that inform rehabilitation progression.

 

 

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Speakers

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Dr. Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT, FAPTA

Clinical Director & Co-Founder, Champion Sports Medicine/Select Medical

Dr. Kevin Wilk is a world-renowned sports physical therapist with 39+ years’ experience, 170+ journal articles, 900+ lectures, multiple APTA honors, textbook editor, and clinician to elite professional athletes worldwide.

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Dr. Mark Callanen, PT, DPT, OCS

Director of Clinical Education at Enovis

Dr. Mark Callanen has been with Chattanooga since 2020, serving as the Director of Clinical Education. He has been a PT since 1999 and board certified OCS by the APTA since 2003.