This platform has been designed to help give a clear and realistic understanding of what lies ahead should you proceed with your total knee replacement. I believe this is important as pre-operative education and patient engagement has been found to enable you to have a realistic expectation of surgery as well as a high level of satisfaction with your recovery. 



This platform is also designed to be your manual for exactly what to do before and following your knee replacement surgery. I am hopeful that it will reduce the stress and anxiety associated with your upcoming surgery and in turn will empower and motivate you to have the best clinical outcome possible.

The initial sections provide information about what osteoarthritis is, and how it may affect you. I then discuss how a joint replacement is performed and what to expect in terms of timeline of recovery.

There will be a section on how to prepare both yourself and your home/environment for your surgery, and then the final section is dedicated to your recovery. I discuss in detail the main principles of your rehabilitation and recovery and provide a day-by-day checklist of aims and goals that I would like you to achieve to get the best outcome possible.

It is important for you to understand that while knee replacement surgery is a very effective treatment for the symptoms of arthritis, it is not a “quick fix” and it has a long recovery time. It can take 10-12 weeks to achieve reasonable knee motion and maximum improvement can be expected for up to two years following surgery. 

It is also important to understand that some of the healing process cannot be rushed. Consider an athlete following an ACL repair; expected return to full activity would be considered 6 months, and most people would accept that rushing this process risks delayed recovery and possible re-injury. If an athlete wants longevity, they engage in the recovery process fully and at a reasonable pace. Your knee replacement surgery is no different and rushing the recovery process can lead to excessive pain and swelling, which deters recovery; this is something I will discuss in detail throughout the recovery manual.

Lastly, it is important to understand that for most patients, this surgery should improve your ability to do the things you want or need to do with improved pain and function; walk better distances, play golf again, sleep pain free at night. (It will be different for each individual).  No surgeon can make you 18 again, and a realistic assessment of what surgery can do for you improves the odds of you being happy with your surgery.

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