05-25-2012, 01:11 AM
Tom,
Weight bearing as soon as possible is encouraged, as it prevents muscle wasting and promotes quicker recovery. Additionally, it reduces the risk of chest infections and DVT by getting you up and moving.
You will need to discuss driving with your surgeon and take his/her advice, as should you have an accident your insurance will be voided if you are deemed medically unfit to drive. Generally they don't like you to extend your knee too much until the bone starts to grow back around the prosthesis, which is about the 6 week mark. Anyhow, you will probably find it difficult to do this for some weeks. Discuss this all with your surgeon though, as things may have progressed since I did my orthopaedics rotation.
Good luck for a quick recovery.
On the topic of vices, the Glacern ones look very nice and had the shipping to Australia not been such a killer I would have bought one from them.
Weight bearing as soon as possible is encouraged, as it prevents muscle wasting and promotes quicker recovery. Additionally, it reduces the risk of chest infections and DVT by getting you up and moving.
You will need to discuss driving with your surgeon and take his/her advice, as should you have an accident your insurance will be voided if you are deemed medically unfit to drive. Generally they don't like you to extend your knee too much until the bone starts to grow back around the prosthesis, which is about the 6 week mark. Anyhow, you will probably find it difficult to do this for some weeks. Discuss this all with your surgeon though, as things may have progressed since I did my orthopaedics rotation.
Good luck for a quick recovery.
On the topic of vices, the Glacern ones look very nice and had the shipping to Australia not been such a killer I would have bought one from them.
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