Sports medicine

ACL reconstruction and sports surgery, built around your return to movement

A knee that gives way, a shoulder that no longer holds, a joint that locks on the stairs — sports injuries rarely stay on the pitch. At Bahat Global, our Orthopedics institute treats the injury and the life it interrupts. Success here is not the operation alone; it is the moment you climb stairs unaided, sleep through the night without aching, and trust your body again. Every plan pairs surgery with an objective return-to-play pathway, run from day one by our Physiotherapy team.

ACL reconstruction: surgery and recovery as one plan

The most common question patients bring us is about time — acl reconstruction recovery time and acl reconstruction rehab time are among the first things people search, and rightly so. The surgery restores the ligament; the recovery restores you. Our senior consultant rebuilds the torn anterior cruciate ligament using keyhole (arthroscopic) technique, with the graft choice discussed openly with you beforehand, so you understand the reasoning rather than simply receiving a decision.

What sets the pathway apart is what happens after. Rehabilitation is integrated into the plan from the first day, not bolted on once you are home. A structured rehab protocol for acl reconstruction guides each phase, and progression is measured against objective milestones — range of motion, controlled loading, single-leg strength, and confidence on the joint — rather than the calendar alone. If meniscal damage is repaired alongside the ligament, your protocol is adjusted accordingly, because acl reconstruction with meniscus repair changes the early loading window.

The broader scope: arthroscopy, meniscus and rotator cuff

ACL work is one part of what the institute does. Our sports surgeons also perform diagnostic and operative arthroscopy, meniscal repair, and rotator-cuff repair for shoulder injuries. The principle is the same across all of them: the least invasive technique that does the job, then a return-to-play pathway that holds you to functional targets. Whether the goal is a return to basketball, a return to your weekly run, or simply walking the dog without flaring up, the destination is defined in your terms and tracked in measurable ones.

The return-to-play pathway: where Physiotherapy leads

This is the part that turns an acl reconstruction knee surgery into a genuine recovery. Our Physiotherapy team owns the rehabilitation phase and answers the real questions — when you can drive, when you can return to work, when sport is safe again. Each answer is grounded in how your knee is actually performing, tested objectively, rather than a generic timeline. Aftercare is part of the plan, not an afterthought, and the same clinical case-manager who guided you through surgery stays with you through every rehab milestone.

Patients often want to weigh acl reconstruction costs and recovery options before they decide. We will not frame this page around price — but we will be clear about what you are choosing: an integrated surgical-and-rehab pathway with one team accountable end to end, not a procedure handed off the moment you leave theatre.

Why patients travel to Bahat Global, Istanbul

Bahat Global sits on the BHT Clinic campus, a full tertiary hospital established in 1994 — three decades of clinical infrastructure behind every case. Premium care here means clinical depth, not hotel framing:

• A 72-hour multidisciplinary board reviews complex cases, so orthopaedic surgery and physiotherapy plan together before you travel.
• A senior consultant first-reads your case within 24 hours, and one senior consultant owns it from first contact to final review.
• One medically-trained clinical case-manager runs your whole pathway — surgery, rehabilitation, and follow-up — as a single point of contact.
• JCI Accredited and TEMOS Certified, with eight languages at intake, so you are understood from the first message.
• Rehabilitation is integrated from day one, which for a sports injury is the difference between an operation and a return to movement.

Submit your case for the 72-hour board

If you are weighing acl reconstruction, arthroscopy, or a shoulder or knee repair, you do not need to decide everything today. Share your scans and history, and our multidisciplinary board will review your case within 72 hours and outline a surgical and return-to-play plan built around the life you want back. Submit your case to begin — calm, clinical, and on your terms.