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November 23, 2020 by Jeannie Ralston · Health

Love & Care: For One Couple, Knee Replacement Comes Full Circle

Dr. William Barrett has performed some 7,000 knee replacement surgeries as an orthopaedic surgeon, but it was as his wife’s caregiver after her knee replacement surgery that he saw the recovery process from a new perspective. Here, the Barretts share their personal experiences for anyone considering knee replacement.

This article is the third of a three-part series sponsored by DePuy Synthes and the ATTUNE^®Knee System.

In almost every way, Laurie Barrett’s knee replacement story sounds familiar. She was happily going about her very active life, when in her early 60s, she was increasingly forced to give up her favorite pursuits like working out, because she couldn’t stand her knee pain any longer. The important difference in Laurie’s experience is that she is married to her junior high school sweetheart, Bill. But to the world, Bill is Dr. Barrett, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in joint replacement and one of the original surgeons that contributed to the design of the ATTUNE® Knee System.

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