What Physical Therapists NEED to Know About Knee Replacement Surgery

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In in the present day’s video we go over: What Physical Therapists NEED to Know About Knee Replacement Surgery – FPF Show Episode 170

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:50 What are the several types of knee substitute surgical procedure?
• 1:13 How frequent are knee substitute surgical procedures within the US?
• 3:00 What is a partial knee substitute and what are the differing types?
• 3:49 How frequent is partial knee substitute surgical procedure?
• 5:33 When ought to sufferers have knee substitute surgical procedure? (When is surgical procedure indicated for knee arthritis?)
• 8:21 How is a knee substitute carried out?
• 11:22 Who are good candidates for partial knee substitute? (Surgical indications)
• 14:10 Which surgical procedure has higher outcomes and return to sport charges? Total vs. partial knee substitute
• 16:00 How is a partial knee substitute carried out?
• 16:34 How lengthy do knee replacements final? (How lengthy do they final earlier than needing a revision surgical procedure?)
• 17:54 Do youthful sufferers want extra revision surgical procedure vs. older sufferers?
• 24:33 How profitable is a knee substitute surgical procedure (ache, perform, satisfaction ranges, high quality of life)
• 27:10 Do some sufferers proceed to have ache following knee substitute surgical procedure?
• 31:18 What elements affect success after knee substitute surgical procedure?
• 35:58 Can you come again to sport and leisure actions following knee substitute surgical procedure? (Running, tennis, golf and so forth.)
• 47:14 Do sufferers have extra success returning to low affect or greater affect sports activities after knee substitute?
• 47:51 Can sufferers return to sport following partial knee substitute surgical procedure?
• 50:38 Should you keep away from sure actions (like operating) following partial knee substitute?
• 51:11 Does exercise degree affect threat of revision surgical procedure or shorten the lifespan of the knee substitute? (Running, sports activities, and so forth.)
• 55:46 What Physical Therapists Need to Know About Knee Osteoarthritis

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