Patients with ACL injuries, knee arthritis, and other knee injuries and conditions are getting back to their lives with the help of Shelbourne Knee Center. Here are a few of their stories.
Life was great for Wade Rademacher, MD, for about the first 10 years of his retirement. The orthopedic surgeon was spending more time with his wife, Phyllis, and working on his 10-acre property in Carmel, Ind. Dr. Rademacher repaired fences and the barn, took care of a horse, and did home maintenance. “My health improved amazingly with hard work and fresh air,” he says. More…
Landen Williams has been playing soccer since the age of 7. He made the varsity team at Plainfield High School (Plainfield, Ind.) his freshman year and competed in the state finals with his club team, Westside United.
Landen also played for the Indiana Fire Academy, a partnership between U.S. Soccer and the Indiana Fire Juniors to train the best youth players in…
Kevin Ply has been a firefighter since 1989, but pain in his right knee almost forced him out of helping people in dangerous situations and into early retirement.
As a fire chief, Ply’s work is mostly administrative. His knee pain was preventing him from making occasional runs on fire trucks or ambulances. More importantly, Ply knew that he wouldn’t be…
When David Huxtable’s left leg started collapsing every time he stood after a total knee replacement, he knew that something was wrong. “Every time I took a step on my left leg in physical therapy, my leg would pop out sideways,” says David, who is 70 years old and lives in Lafayette, Ind. David’s pain was more severe than it had been before the…