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ACL injuries come with a flood of advice and information on treatment options. This quick myth-buster clears up what the BEAR Implant is (and isn’t), so you can ask better questions, understand your options, and make a plan you feel good about.
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The BEAR Implant is absorbed by your body as healing progresses.
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Within eight weeks, the BEAR Implant is resorbed and replaced with native cells, collagen, and blood vessels as the ACL continues to remodel and strengthen over time.
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The BEAR Implant only works for one type of ACL tear.
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Some tear patterns may be especially strong candidates, but the BEAR Implant is used across a range of tear types. What matters most is whether there’s enough usable ACL tissue for your surgeon to tension and bring the ends toward each other.
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If my MRI shows a torn ACL, it can also tell whether I’m a candidate for the BEAR Implant.
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An MRI is great for diagnosing an ACL tear, but it’s only about 50% accurate at predicting BEAR Implant eligibility. Surgeons make the final call once they directly assess the ACL tissue with a scope during surgery.
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The BEAR Implant is only for serious athletes.
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The point isn’t whether you’re an athlete – it’s if your injury and remaining ACL tissue are a fit (as assessed by a surgeon). BEAR Implant patients include athletes of all levels, from pee wee football to the pros, as well as people who rely on their knees for work.
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BEAR Implant surgery has to happen within 50 days of injury.
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While the 50-day timeframe was used in clinical trials, eligibility for BEAR Implant surgery is based on the quality of the remaining tissue. Earlier may be better because tissue quality degrades over time, but the timing of this process is different for everyone.
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You have to be at least 14 years old to get the BEAR Implant.
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The original FDA approval was based on patients 14 and up, but in 2025, the FDA approved expanding the indication to include children and adolescents of any age.
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If my surgeon doesn’t mention the BEAR Implant, it probably isn’t an option.
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The BEAR Implant may not come up because not every orthopedic surgeon offers it. If you want to know your options, it’s fair to ask directly whether the BEAR Implant is available and whether you might be eligible (see here).
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The BEAR Implant protects the long-term health of my knee.
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In clinical studies, patients treated with ACL reconstruction had a rate of post-traumatic osteoarthritis six times higher than patients treated with the BEAR Implant.
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The BEAR Implant does not require a tendon graft from your body or donor tissue.
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Unlike ACL reconstruction (which replaces the ligament with a graft), the BEAR Implant is designed to help restore your torn ACL without taking a tendon from elsewhere in your body or using donor tissue.
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The BEAR Implant is the first medical device approved by the FDA to heal ACL tears.
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The BEAR Implant was granted approval by the FDA more than 5 years ago. It is supported by clinical studies and has been used to treat more than 8,000 ACL tears.
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ACL injuries come with a flood of advice and information on treatment options. This quick myth-buster clears up what the BEAR Implant is (and isn’t), so you can ask better questions, understand your options, and make a plan you feel good about.
BEAR Implant Fact vs. Fiction
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