Patient Stories
Dr. Jeffrey DeClaire and the medical team at Michigan Knee Institute appreciate feedback from our valued patients. Do you have a story to share?
Patient Story: Wendy Bernard
Dear Dr. DeClaire, I’m sure you don’t remember me, but you did my right knee replacement in 2003 and my left in 2006. I came
Patient Stories: Mike Harrison & Pete Simon
Co-workers and friends Pete Simon and Mike Harrison had a love for skiing until arthritis made even walking a struggle. They searched separately for the
Patient Story: Kristie Bennett
Kristie Bennett, a former collegiate athlete, lost an eye to cancer but was even more devastated because of the pain in her knee and her
Patient Story: Robin Neumann
Robin Neumann, a former nurse and knee replacement patient of Dr. DeClaire, says she did her research to “find the best knee replacement surgeon in
Patient Story: Judy Marie Chown
Judy Chown of Grand Blanc, MI, was struggling with pain and range of motion in her knee. She researched doctors and discovered that Dr. Jeffrey
Patient Story: Karen Koval
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
Patient Story: Nichole Taylor
Nichole Taylor is a busy woman and a young mother of four who tore her ACL and meniscus after a scooter accident, which put a
Patient Story: Denise Erhart
Denise Erhart, Petosky, MI, is a retired nurse who worked in the hospital setting for 40 years. When she decided her knee pain was too
Patient Story: Stephanie W.
A Jour-Knee Stephanie W., 57. In September of 2010, I had a total knee replacement. By May of 2011, an infection set in my left