I need some help to alleviate my concern before going to ACL surgery. Any response will be greatly appreciated.

My info:
Male
30 Yrs
Soccer Injury resulting in complete ACL tear (Everything else intact)

After my prehab my Dr is saying that I am ready for surgery and suggested me to go for Allo Graft (Patella Tendon). He said that there are pros and cons either way but for my age group he suggested to go to Allo graft.

Is it a risk to use an allograft to reconstruct my ACL, is it worth not going through the pain involved in harvesting my own graft? What are the differences in recovery for both these and are there any long term tendencies with Allograft?

I am going through all the articles but anyone with first hand experience would really help me in making a decison.

Thanks in advance.

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