Lindsey Vonn Instagram – After a lot of thought, research and talking to many many doctors, I made the decision to get a knee replacement. I have severe tri-compartment degeneration but the main compartment that has been painful is the lateral compartment, or the outside of my knee. My doctor for many of my surgeries, Dr Hackett, and I did a preparation surgery last July to try to slow down the need for the replacement but also preparing other parts of my knee for the inevitable. But I got to the point where it was too much and my knee could not handle doing the things I love to do. So Dr. Roche did a Mako Robot assisted lateral unicompartmental replacement. In other words, they cut off part of my bone and replaced it with titanium pieces. *in pic 2 Dr Roche and his team did an incredible job and I’m recovering well. I hope this helps me lead the active life I’ve always wanted. Appreciate all of the well wishes🙏🏻 Means a lot to me. But don’t worry, this is just another bump in the road in my journey through life and you know I’ll be back up and running asap 💪🏻 can’t hold me down for long! 🙏🏻❤️