Knee Surgery: The Essential Guide to Total Knee Recovery Paperback – Illustrated, December 9, 2008

I am reading this book in anticipation of a knee replacement. I am impressed with the amount of information. It is helping me understand the function of the knee and reaffirms the fact that I need to get this surgery done. There are so many valuable pieces of information I am glad I am reading it. I feel I will be ready for surgery in a couple of months. This surgery is not for the faint of heart, but this book is giving me confidence that, I will be OK as long as I follow the recommendations. I recommend this book to anyone who has suffered with any issues in the past or is anticipating surgery of any kind.

This is a great book. It is very detailed and easy to follow even for someone who is not a healthcare professional. By using the suggestions in this book, it may be possible for some people to avoid surgery or at least delay it by increasing strength, stability, and range of motion of the knee through the suggestions in this book.

Good to read if planning to have or think you may need knee surgery. I had arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus over a year ago and bought this book sometime after that. Wish I had read it earlier, it would have helped in rehab. You need to be an informed patient. First, coincidentally, in the Wall Street Journal of April 3, 2012, there is a good article on the "Jeremy Lin Knee"--the torn meniscus. Having read that article and other literature, I am not convinced that surgery was absolutely the best option for me. The knee has been weaker since then and I still struggle with osteoarthritis and related knee issues. I digress, but the point is be informed. This book is, in my opinion, a good resource for anyone facing the prospect of knee surgery. Read it, do as much additional research as you can. Be informed. Manage your care! Strongly consider options other than surgery. However, if it turns out surgery is necessary, this book can help you. (PS This is a four and a half star rating. Just can't quite say "loved it." May be the subject matter.)

I first read this book at the public library and knew I had to buy it. It is packed full of very useful advise both for pre-surgery and post-surgery. Doctors are just too busy to give you all the information you should know about before surgery. Strongly recommend this book.

Since my knee issues may require knee surgery I ordered this book. It is very easy to follow and I especially appreciate the attention given to this type of journey and how it takes a toll on your emotions. I would recommend this book to anyone who is going into surgery or going down the road of intense PT. High Recommended!Jen DWWHS Class of '93

Book: Knee Surgery: The Essential Guide to Total Knee Recovery -- I received this book (written by a doctor) recently and have not had a chance to read all of it yet, but it looks very interesting when I skim through it. It came highly recommended to me by a person who had knee surgery; she felt this book answered a lot of questions and had all the information she needed to know for pre- and post-surgery therapies,etc. I am anxious to sit down and read through it before I have my knee replacement surgery next month. I gave this five stars based on my friend's glowing report about the book.

had some good advice/but not up on some of the more recent developments//a lot of advice obsolete/aka =will i have to use crutches???no one i was aware of at drs.hospital miami/who worked/with the drs there TKR/used crutches at all/some of the drs there use surgical glue vrs staples etc/great ideasabout waterworkouts/HONEST OPINIONS/

I purchased this book and two others when I found I needed Knee Replacement Surgery. The information I found in these three books was very helpful, along with 3 doctors opinions in selection of my surgeon and the type of replacement surgery to have. I have now had successful Partial Medial (Oxford) surgery on both my knees. My recovery was fast and I am without pain. I can routinely walk several miles comfortably and have recently (when my riding mower failed) cut my 1 1/2 acre yard with a front wheeled drive self propelled walk behind lawn mower, two weekends in a row. I now have my riding mower repaired, so will go back to cutting most of the yard with it, but will continue to use the walk behind mower as it provides good exercise and is better at cutting close to building and plants.