2 Knee Replacement Surgeries “I started using GoKnee a few weeks before my scheduled surgery. My physical therapists were amazed that my movement was so good. On the knee bend he said they were looking for at least 75. My knee went to 120. Everyone was impressed! At my 4 week follow...
Keep the leg elevated can really help reduce swelling and knee replacement recovery time. Any time you are sitting down in those first few weeks after your knee replacement, you want to keep the leg elevated, ideally with the knee higher than your height and the knee well supported and cushi...
Knee replacement advice speeds recoveryThe article cites a study which show that patients who had in-depth pre-operative advice by nurse-led teams have shorter hospitals after knee replacement.Nursing Older People
Our literature review identified joint replacement surgery, specifically knee replacement, to be a relatively common trigger of spontaneous HIT syndrome. Further, including our patient case, 5 of 7 patients with spontaneous HIT syndrome post-orthopedic surgery who received treatment with argatroban ...
Knee Replacement Programs Get started with one of the Knee Replacement Therapists online programs. Wherever you are in your knee replacement journey, we can help! Is Surgery Right For Me? Questions and factors to consider Self-assessment of the knee ...
There is little scientific evidence to support the usual practice of providing outpatient rehabilitation to patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery (TKR) immediately after discharge from the orthopaedic ward. It is hypothesised that the lack of clinical benefit is due to the low exercise inte...
Objective To evaluate outcome expectations of patients undergoing revision total knee replacement (TKR) and to examine personal factors, patient functioning, previous experiences with knee replacement surgery, concerns about surgery, and general health as predictors of expectations. Methods Revision TKR patie...
To determine the cost reduction and complication rates of using an enhanced recovery pathway (Fast-track) when compared to traditional recovery in primary total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR), as well as to determine if there were significant differences in complication rates...
“If anyone is having a total knee replacement I would recommend X10 Machine for their in home therapy. Everyone there were Amazing and I will be using them again when I receive my next knee come Fall.”– Renique G. “I used the X10 pre and post surgery and truly believe I would no...
CANBERRA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A new app designed for patients requiring knee replacement surgery has been developed by Australia's leading scientific agency, in a greater push to assist people prepare for, and recover from, the important surgery. The app, designed in collaboration between the...