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1sport and heavier loading."}]}];function o(){return e.jsxs(e.Fragment,{children:[e.jsx("section",{className:"bg-surface",children:e.jsxs("div",{className:"container-prose py-12 md:py-16",children:[e.jsx("p",{className:"text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-accent",children:"Recovery"}),e.jsx("h1",{className:"mt-3 max-w-4xl text-4xl font-semibold text-balance text-foreground md:text-6xl",children:"My Rehabilitation Protocols"}),e.jsx("p",{className:"mt-6 max-w-2xl text-lg text-muted-foreground",children:"Rehabilitation is as important as the surgery itself. These are the protocols I use as a guide after the operations I most commonly perform. Every protocol is adapted to you, your knee and what was found and done at the time of surgery — always follow the specific advice given to you and your physiotherapist."})]})}),e.jsx("section",{className:"bg-background py-14",children:e.jsx("div",{className:"container-prose space-y-14",children:s.map(t=>e.jsxs("div",{className:"grid gap-8 md:grid-cols-12",children:[e.jsxs("div",{className:"md:col-span-4",children:[e.jsx("h2",{className:"font-display text-2xl text-foreground md:sticky md:top-24 md:text-3xl",children:t.title}),t.note?e.jsx("p",{className:"mt-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground",children:t.note}):null]}),e.jsx("div",{className:"md:col-span-8 grid gap-4",children:t.stages.map(n=>e.jsxs("div",{className:"rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-soft",children:[e.jsx("p",{className:"text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-accent",children:n.when}),e.jsx("p",{className:"mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground",children:n.what})]},n.when))})]},t.title))})}),e.jsx(a,{})]})}export{o as component};