posted on 1/30/2009 1:44 pm

In 1963, a receiver for Mt. Carmel High School’s football
team, John required his first knee surgery after slamming
his right knee into a goal post. Eleven knee surgeries later,
he came to IBJI and Dr. Peter J. Thadani “walking almost
stiff-legged,” he recalls. With 130 degrees the normal range
of motion, John could only achieve 63 degrees. He and
Dr. Thadani set a goal of 90 to 95 degrees after knee
replacement revision surgery. John also resolved to play golf
again, despite not having done so for 15 years. Today, John
is at 105 degrees. “I have a tee time for the first Friday in
May 2009,” he says.