What should be paid attention to after artificial joint replacement?
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Every year, many patients with advanced hip and knee disease underwent artificial joint replacement, and experienced the joy of pain relief and functional improvement brought by the operation. Although the doctor repeatedly explained the precautions after discharge, many patients and their families are easy to forget. Now the relevant notes are sorted into words to help patients better postoperative recovery.
What should be paid attention to after artificial joint replacement?
1. Precautions after total hip arthroplasty: ① adhere to functional exercise for 3 months (specific functional exercise during hospitalization, our team doctors will give guidance); ② Wear elastic socks for 3 months; ③ Do not squat, lie on one side or sit on a low stool in one month; ④ Dressing change: every 2-3 days for 2 weeks; ⑤ One month, three months, six months, one year and every year after the operation.
2. Precautions after knee surgery (including high tibial osteotomy, unicompartmental arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty): ① ice compress at the operation site: 15 minutes at a time, with an interval of 2 hours, lasting for 3 months; ② The operation side knee joint presses the rice bag (approximately 5-10 catties): once 30 minutes, each time interval 2 hours, persisted for 3 months; ③ Wear elastic socks on both legs for 3 months; ④ Wound dressing change: every 2-3 days, adhere to 2 weeks, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital dressing change, 2 weeks later back to the hospital stitches; ⑤ After 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and every year after operation, they returned to the hospital for reexamination.
Other complications of total knee arthroplasty, neurovascular injury are mostly caused by improper operation. Some patients can't lift their feet after operation, mostly because they temporarily paralyzed their nerves during the operation. After the knee replacement operation, some patients' nerves are still paralyzed, which is only temporary and will improve after a period of time.
matters needing attention
It should be noted that after knee arthroplasty, some patients' nerves are still paralyzed, which is only temporary and will improve after a period of time. And swelling, incision leakage is a lot of surgery will appear. Active rehabilitation: the range of motion training of knee joint within one month after operation is particularly important, and it is best to come to the clinic regularly for reexamination according to the doctor's instructions.
