Preparing for total hip or knee replacement is much like training to run a marathon. It is important to prepare your muscles and body for the recovery and the physical therapy afterward.
Dr. Froehlich explained to the Providence Business News how more and more of these procedures are becoming outpatient.
Total hip and knee replacements have come a long way. While still major surgery, the procedures have been fine-tuned, allowing some patients to even go home the same day.
Planning for your joint replacement recovery starts in the weeks leading up to surgery. One of the major pre-op boxes you’ll need to check off your list is “home readiness.”
Recent studies have shown the patient to be more satisfied with how their bikini incision healed in comparison to patients with a vertical anterior approach incision.
It has been estimated that by 2026, more than half of all total joint replacement procedures will involve patients going home the same day. That said, same-day surgery requires a high degree of patient readiness.