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KNIGHT WINN

TOTAL RECIPIENT AGE: 72 PLATTEVILLE, WI SURGEON: JOSHUA LINDSEY, MD

Knight Wynn leads a very active retired life – in between refereeing basketball, track, and football, he maintains his family farm.

Over time, his knee pain forced him to stop participating as a referee, and he wasn’t as agile as he used to be. His surgeon, Dr. Joshua Lindsey, recommended a total knee replacement.

His video walks through Knight’s entire surgical journey, including pre-op and total knee surgery recovery time, at Southwest Health in Platteville Wisconsin.

RALPH DREITZLER

TOTAL RECIPIENT AGE: 64 KIRKLAND, WA SURGEON: VINCENT SANTORO, MD

As a dressage instructor, Ralph Drietzler knows the importance of being light and quick on your feet around horses.

After having one knee replaced with an off-the-shelf implant (and being unhappy with the results), Ralph decided to speak with Dr. Vincent Santoro about a custom-made solution in hope of experiencing less pain after knee replacement surgery.

Watch as he compares the function of his off-the-shelf knee to his Conformis knee!

ELAINE ANDERSON

ITOTAL RECIPIENT AGE: 70 SEATTLE, WA SURGEON: PAUL MANNER, MD

Between cheerleading, dancing, hiking, and bike riding, Elaine considered her life “wonderfully active” before a gym injury caused her knees to begin deteriorating. 10 years after her initial injury, her pain had gotten to the point that she could barely walk, and she began to gain weight. Her family realized that every move caused her pain, and stopped inviting her to activities.

When it came time to discuss knee replacement surgery, Elaine spoke with Dr. Manner about pain after knee replacement surgery and the advantages of a custom-made knee. Now that she’s had both knees replaced, she is (“fortunately… or unfortunately…”) back to doing 100% of the household chores, and she has been able to regain her active lifestyle

RHIANNA RYER

TOTAL RECIPIENT AGE: 41 KIRKLAND, WA SURGEON: VINCENT SANTORO, MD

After teaching numerous fitness classes over the years, Rhianna Ryer had developed debilitating bone-on-bone arthritis that left her unable to push herself and her students in classes.

With her custom-made knee replacement, Rhianna has seen excellent recovery after knee surgery.

She has regained the strength and flexibility to return to teaching 12 classes a week!

CAL WOOD

ITOTAL RECIPIENT AGE: 56 HUDSON OAKS, TX SURGEON: BRUCE BOLLINGER, MD, PA

Cal is a cattle rancher who struggled for 10 years with debilitating knee pain. His osteoarthritis became so bad that he couldn’t perform daily tasks – his pain on a “level from 1 to 10 was a 12”. He struggled with getting into and out of his car, getting on the tractor, and even going up and downstairs. For 10 years prior to surgery Cal’s knee would “lock-up” frequently. He also had 4 previous arthroscopic surgeries on his knee. He was concerned about going into surgery because other surgeons had told him he should wait until he was 60.