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Southcoast Orthopedists Get Student Athletes Back in the Game
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Two young athletes talk about coming back from ACL injuries
Mathew Cliff, of Westport, and Maggie Congdon, of Lakeville, have never met, but they have a great deal in common. Both are high school seniors, both are student athletes … and both tore their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), sidelining them from the sports they love. Luckily, both also found their way to Southcoast sports medicine physicians and orthopedic surgeons — Mathew to Dr. Christopher Robertson and Maggie to Dr. Joseph Lifrak — who helped them get back in the game.
Here, watch Mathew and Maggie tell their stories in exclusive video interviews.
Mathew’s Story – rehabing a torn ACL from Southcoast Health on Vimeo.
Maggie’s Story – coming back from an ACL tear from Southcoast Health on Vimeo.