ACCELERATING RECOVERY WITH THE IDEALKNEE ™

their input in the final design. The device, which has been available since January 2019, is manufactured and marketed by TS Ideal Products.

More Effective And More Comfortable

“The IdealKnee provides better leverage over the knee than the IdealStretch and allows the user to apply significant force with minimal effort,” says Sharpe. The new device can be used on a treatment table, in a chair, on the floor or in bed.

WHEN JEFF SHARPE was doing rehab after surgery for a meniscus tear, he used the prototype of a new device, the IdealKnee,™ to regain full knee extension. “My doctors were amazed at how quickly I was back playing soccer with full range of motion,” says Sharpe, owner of TS Ideal Products.

Restoring range of motion (ROM) before and after knee surgery is crucial to optimal postsurgical outcomes. “You can’t fully recover from any knee surgery and expect long-term success without regaining full ROM,” says K. Donald Shelbourne, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Shelbourne Knee Center. Some patients can even avoid knee surgery by improving their ROM.

Restoring ROM has been a key part of treatment for knee injuries and problems at Shelbourne Knee Center for many years. Dr. Shelbourne developed the IdealKnee to make it easier for patients to restore knee extension and safely return to their normal activities.

Patients Inform Device Design

The IdealKnee is based on another product Shelbourne Knee Center has been using, the IdealStretch™. The IdealStretch focuses on the hamstrings and also stretches the calves, illiotibial band, hips and groin.

Dr. Shelbourne modified the IdealStretch to create a new device that focuses on treating flexion contractures and other conditions that prevent full knee extension. They’re common postsurgery and also can be caused by injuries or osteoarthritis.

Patients at Shelbourne Knee Center tested various prototypes of the new device, and Dr. Shelbourne incorporated

With a strap that is positioned above the knee, away from any incision, the IdealKnee also is more comfortable for postsurgical patients. The lightweight device, available at www.idealknee.com or on Amazon, is affordable and ideal for home use. It can be used for any problem related to knee extension and on a regular basis to maintain full ROM after completing rehab.

Shelbourne Knee Center is currently using both the IdealKnee and the IdealStretch and is determining which device works best for which patients. “Both devices allow us to improve care for our patients and help them accelerate their recovery,” says Dr. Shelbourne. Patients try both devices during physical therapy in the clinic and see which feels like it works extension better. They can buy either device for home use.

For more information about the IdealKnee and our rehab program, call 888-FIX-KNEE.

Rare Knee Injuries: Research-Backed Treatment

TREATMENTS AT SHELBOURNE

KNEE CENTER are based on nearly 40 years of research and follow-up with more than 13,000 patients. The practice’s two surgeons, K. Donald Shelbourne, MD, and Rodney Benner, MD, have had their research published in more than 160 medical journals and over 100 book chapters. Because we specialize only in knees, we see more rare knee injuries than most orthopedic practices, and we welcome the opportunity to discuss these cases with our colleagues.

Through our Rare Knee Injury Research Program, we’ve begun to identify outcomes and factors related to those outcomes for the following injuries:

• Arthrofibrosis

• Chronic patellar tendinosis

• Failed ACL surgery

• Knee dislocations

• Patellar tendon rupture

• Patellofemoral instability

• Quadriceps tendon rupture.

Whether you would like to discuss a case or make a referral, patients will benefit from our research-backed treatment protocols. Referrals enable us to expand our research to further improve treatment for rare knee injuries.

To discuss a rare knee injury or other case with one of our orthopedic surgeons, email skckneecare@ecommunity.com or call 888-FIX-KNEE (317-924-8636)

MEET OUR

ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS n K. Donald Shelbourne, MD n Rodney Benner, MD

CLINICAL TEAM n Jean Fouts, RN, BSN n Lee Linenberg, CA n Emily Guy, PA

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS n Bill Claussen, MPT n Emma Sterrett, LAT, ATC n Laura Bray-Prescott, PT/LATC n Darla Baker, PT, DPT ATC/L n Sarah Eaton, PT, DPT, ATC, LAT n Jennifer Christy, PT n Alana Gillenwater, PT, DPT n Bryanna McKinstry, PT n Noah Runyon, PT

RESEARCH TEAM n Scot Bauman, PT, DPT n Adam Norris n Heather Garrison n Diane Davidson, BS, MBA, CCRC