2. Total Knee Replacement
This page brings you the patient, along your knee replacement journey. The joint school video is a one hour video with presentations from each of the orthopaedic team members. Each team member has their own page with extra information and instructional videos.
You will meet the Pre-Assessment team, most patients will require a pre-assesment consultation to assess their fitness for surgery. The preassesment clinic page outlines what you can expect from this consultation.
You will find a health questionnaire which you can print off and fill in and post into your preassesment clinic.
The Joint Replacement Nurse Specialist who will explain her role to you. On her page you will find a questionnaire, this is used to assess how your condition is impacting on your quality of life and the impact that the surgery has had on your quality of life.
The consultant Anesthesist will explain the procedures involved in doing your anesthetic and what you can expect
The Consultant Surgeon outlines the surgical technique, potential complications and expected benefits.
The Physiotherapist demonstrates the exercises to help you rehabilite following your surgery
1. Total Hip Replacement
This page brings you the patient along your hip replacement journey. The joint school video is a one hour video with presentations from each of the orthopaedic team members. Each team member has their own page with extra information and instructional videos.
You will meet the Pre-Assessment team, most patients will require a pre-assesment consultation to assess their fitness for surgery. The preassesment clinic page outlines what you can expect from this
consultation.
You will find a health questionnaire which you can print off and fill in and post into your preassesment clinic.
The Joint Replacement Nurse Specialist who will explain her role to you. On her page you will find a questionnaire, this is used to assess how your condition is impacting on your quality of life and the impact that the surgery has had on your quality of life.
The Consultant Anesthesist will explain the procedures involved in doing your anesthetic and what you can expect
The Consultant Surgeon outlines the surgical technique, potential complications and expected benefits.
The Physiotherapist demonstrates the exercises to help you rehabilite following your surgery
The Occupational Therapist discusses the hip precautions that you must adhere to and aids that can be used to help you with activities of daily living such as dressing and toileting.
3. Dietitian
The Dietitian will explain how optimising your weight and blood sugars preoperatively will improve your outcomes.
A healthy balanced diet is essential in the recovery process to help your body heal and build muscle following surgery.