The Recovery Story of a Super Bowl Champion

13 years ago, Robert was unable to walk his dog around the block due to knee pain and had a meniscus transplant and articular cartilage paste graft at The Stone Clinic. Listen to his story and what his fitness level is now.

With extensive osteoarthritis on one side of her right knee, our patient needed to have a partial knee replacement. 6 months later she says "I couldn't be happier. I can't believe how incredibly great my knee feels." She has been back on her bike, doing a lot of hiking and her knee doesn't bother her in the slightest. She says it feels as good as it has ever been. 

An avid hiker and cyclist, our patient injured his his meniscus and eventually had it removed in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, this led to painful arthritis. We performed a MAKOPlasty partial knee replacement so that he could avoid a total knee replacement. " I have no complaints and I have no regrets doing it. I am glad I did it. My goal is to get that back pack on and do some camping again."

A motor cycle injury in college had left our patient with a problematic knee. She had had multiple surgeries and skin grafts and was told at 45 years old that she would eventually needed a total knee replacement. To avoid this, she came to Dr. Stone who was able to perform a MAKOPlasty partial knee replacement. She was pleased to have been able to keep most of her own joint. "It was a wonderful experience in that I stayed here got to use the PT facilities, I came twice a day, it really got me off to a great start to go home to my PT".

An old running injury had developed into bone-on-bone arthritis for our patient. She had a MAKOPlasty partial knee replacement. She reports that her recovery has been amazing. Six months after the operation she was on a hiking trip to Italy, hiking 10 miles a day up hills and on cobbled streets, on and off trains and buses. From day one she started PT and rehab. "I just would encourage anyone, if this is an option for your condition, to do it!"

Everyone sitting at a screen all day or driving a car needs these exercises. Really helps avoid the forward slump of old age.