Many thanks, heyjoe. You are clearly knowledgeable and engaged.

I’ve talked to a several surgeons and none have said “no” to court sports. They generally refer to the range of activities engaged in by their post-surgery patients. Last one shrugged and said one of his TKR patients is an ultramarathoner. Or they hedge by saying doubles tennis is ok.

I’m both a swimmer and a cyclist but I enjoy my weekly handball game, for social reasons as much as the exercise.

Each one of these surgeons are top-flight people of integrity, practicing in a major metro. Still, the whole process is a bit like asking the barber if you need a haircut. I wish there were a consultant, completely independent.