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Mr Sam Rajaratnam 2023-10-11 Person 5 5 0

I was a relatively young knee patient and full of anxiety about a knee replacement. Sam completely put my mind at rest and brought his decades of experience specifically to my treatment. He was such an easy person to talk to and his team were able to cater for my specific clinical needs and logistics of travelling from overseas. Sam outlined the procedure to me but more importantly helped me with ethos of his approach to knee surgery. This focussed on the right surgical procedure for me with tailored and effective pain relief to support the pathway to a rapid mobilisation and progress to the 'forgotten knee replacement'' My experiences left me mobile on crutches after a few hours back in my room. Barry, (Sam's long standing Anaesthetist) used his decades of experience to deploy the right pain relief that left me consistently comfortable. After physio help I was discharged after three days without pain and requiring minimum support from crutches. After one week in specialist rehabilitation at the Clavadel Centre, guided by Sam and team I had a 120degree bend and was able to walk largely unaided. After visits to see Christine, Sam’s clinical nurse specialist and Richard one of Sam’s physio, I was flying home after another week ! Now after seven weeks of steady and incremental progress I am now back at work and fully mobile and focussing on building my strength back up. This was a fantastic outcome for me and was entirely down to the tailored pathway and team that Sam has developed. This showed me that knee replacements are not all the same and that Sam's specialised team approach delivers the best possible outcomes. I would recommend Sam and his team for anybody contemplating a knee replacement.