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Total Knee Replacement and Rehabilitation: the Knee Owner's Manual
Purchased for my father 2 days out of TKR. Now at 4 weeks out and progressing extremely well he states that the book is execellent and right on with what he has been experiencing. Wishes he would have read it prior to surgery to better prepare himself both mentally and physically. He has specifically repeated the physical preparation as the muscle recovery and the pain expectations he had are the biggest issues.

Per his recommendation this is an excellent book to properly prepare yourself.

Good for "before and after"!
This book was purchased for my husband, following total knee replacement(of one leg, the other to follow....some day). He found the book to be very informative, and wished that he had read it before he had his initial surgery! It has also been helpful in his rehabilition, and highly recommends it.

FANTASTIC
A MUST READ for anyone preparing for a total knee replacement. It provides exercises to prepare for surgery that will help the patient recuperate faster. Most importantly, it cites exercises from week one to the patient's first year and lifelong care of the tkr. I have an outstanding surgeon and physical therapist, but they do not have the time (nor have they personally experienced a joint replacement) to answer the many questions/answers that this book provides. Written by both a surgeon and a physical therapist (who had both his knees replaced) provide the reader with step-by-step information and exercies.
My advice -- buy the book. It is worth every penny.

Terribly Dissapointed
The authors hardly discuss knee extension directly. According to my Physical Therapists and Surgeon full knee extension post surgically is the biggest challenge faced by many TKR patients. The word "extension" doesn't even appear in the index. I am over 8 months post surgical and spend all of my rehab time these days working on knee extension exercises. I have to attach a ten pound ankle weight to my left leg, lay on my stomach and dangle my leg off the bed twice a day for thirty minutes. If I skip doing this exercise for even a day my knee stiffens up and becomes painful. I don't understand why this issue is not addressed and must warn anyone considering purchasing this book to know about this omission. Talk to your doctors and pt's before you purchase or follow any advise found in this book about flexion contracture and see what they have to say. I can't recommend this book to anyone.

I wish I had known about this book earlier
I did not discover this book until my 9th week after surgery. It is still a help, but I sure wish I had known about it b-4 the surgery. I am going to give a copy to my Doctor when I see him in a few weeks.