Table 2 List of themes and sub-themes

Perceptions of current care provision

Everybody seems to have been treated differently

Nobody says to you “come back in six months and we’ll see how you’re doing”

Long-term impact of knee injury

I am always going to be wary now

It was a whole lifestyle overhaul for me

Motivation to conserve knee health

Do what you can, while you can

I just like having that something that I can say is mine

Opportunities for supplementary support

It could be a diagnosis kind of thing

I wasn’t the only one having problems