Originally Posted by
Mark Rippetoe
My ACL was torn in 1994, repaired with an autograft from the same-knee patellar tendon, which was subsequently re-ruptured on two occasions (first partial, second complete), along with a couple of meniscus injuries along the way. The MCL and medial retinaculum were ruptured in the same accident. So my knee has been beaten up pretty bad. But deadlifts have never bothered it at all, not in the least. Squats, ditto. Your situation may be different, but it can't be much worse.