on the life of the resident. and that, in popular terms, can be called pain and suffering. so in other words, what is it worth to have gone through a knee surgery? what is it worth to not have been able to walk for six months or possibly never again? how much would you accept to take on that proposition? in other words, if someone came up to you and said, “i have x amount of money. let me take your knee away from you,” how much would you accept for that? that’s the type of issue that we’re talking about when we say pain and suffering. how has the 