Thirteen months on from rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament Northern Ireland's Chris Brunt admits his return to the game has been all he could have wished for.
It was in a Premier League win over Crystal Palace last February when Brunt suffered a knee injury that would cost him almost eight months and subsequently the European Championships in France.
A gruelling rehabilitation period followed at the age of 31 as Brunt lifted the equivalent of 40 elephants and completed what amounted to 10 triathlons before making his comeback in October.
And the left-sided player has been in fine fettle ever since, helping the Baggies to eighth in the Premier League standings and scoring on his international return in a 4-0 triumph over Azerbaijan in November.