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Fred Funk

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Fred Funk's Testimonial.

Stryker Patient: Knee Replacement Fred Funk

Gets His Lifestyle of Playing Competitive Golf Back.

I've been playing at the highest level of professional golf since 1989 and it's been a great career. I am really excited to be working with the Stryker team because I have had a history with my knee.

In 2008, I had a surgery which left me bone on bone on the lateral side of my right knee and had a tremendous amount of pain. A lot of instability. I had to have it drained 18 times that year. By the end of the season, I was pretty much shot because I was limping around. I had weakness in my knee and my game deteriorated. I couldn't stay competitive anymore. I decided to have my knee replaced.

I wanted to have a chance to have my lifestyle back and my lifestyle is playing competitive golf. I would be the first guy at the level I was playing at to have a replacement joint and come back. To this day I am just so glad with the decision I made to have my knee replaced. It was a fantastic decision. Probably one of the smartest ones I've ever had if you go back to the history of decisions I made in my life.

Be sure to talk to your doctor to find out if the Triathlon® Knee System is right for you. It’s the right knee for me. And don’t forget to look for me at professional golf events.

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Watch the video below to see how Fred Funk got his bunker game back.

Knee Replacement Patient: Fred Funk

Fred’s 2011 Golf Schedule

Event Date Location
The Honda Classic February 28 – March 6 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
The Toshiba Classic March 7 – March 13 Newport Beach, California
Puerto Rico Open March 7 – March 13 Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
The Transitions Championship March 14 – March 20 Tampa Bay, Florida
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic March 28 – April 3 Biloxi, Mississippi
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am April 11 – April 17 Tampa Bay, Florida
The Heritage April 18 – April 24 Hilton Head, South Carolina
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans April 25 – May 1 Avondale, Louisiana
Regions Tradition May 2 – May 8 Shoal Creek, Alabama
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial May 16 – May 22 Fort Worth, Texas
Senior PGA Championship May 23 – May 29 Louisville, Kentucky
Principle Charity Classic May 31 – June 5 West Des Moines, Iowa
Greater Hickory Classic June 6 – June 12 Conover, North Carolina
US Open June 13 – June 19 Bethesda, Maryland
Dick's Sporting Goods Open June 20 – June 26 Endicott, New York
AT&T National June 27 – July 3 Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Each patient will experience a different post-operative activity level, depending on their own individual clinical factors. Your doctor will help counsel you about how to best maintain your activities in order to potentially prolong the lifetime of the device. Such strategies include not engaging in high-impact activities, such as running, as well as maintaining a healthy weight.