Years After surgery with Dr. DeClaire for a Torn meniscus and torn ACL, Fraser, Michigan resident Karen Koval found that her past injuries were now preventing her from living a normal life. She was unable to exercise and couldn’t play with her grandchildren. After knee replacement surgery with renowned orthopedic knee specialist Dr. Jeffrey DeClaire, of the Michigan Knee Institute, she now gets down on the floor to play with her grandkids and can do deep knee bends — something she thought she would never do again.