A PATIENT'S GUIDE TO KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT
A PATIENT'S GUIDE TO KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT : Everything You Need to Know Irwin Silber, Eugene M. Wolf (Foreword)
Publisher: Fireside
ISBN: 0684839202
Edition: Paperback; 1999-03-30
Summary:
Written by a patient for other patients and in consultation with an
Orthopedic Surgeon and a Physical Therapist, A Patient's Guide to
Knee and Hip Replacement takes readers through the complete
joint-replacement process, from the decision whether to have Surgery
and the Preop Preparations, through the operation itself, the
hospital stay, and the recovery period. Irwin Silber has had both
knees and one hip replaced. Like hundreds of thousands of other
joint-replacement patients, Silber is now physically active and free
from pain as a result of today's highly effective medical technology.
His chronicle of his own experiences, supplemented by interviews with
many others who have had joints replaced, describes the whole
procedure from a patient's perspective, including: * How to determine
whether it's time for a joint replacement, and why doctors are
sometimes hesitant to perform surgery; possible consequences of
delaying surgery * A full description of the actual surgery,
including the risks involved * Information about postoperative
physical therapy, including tips on how to prepare your home for the
recovery process Clearly written and profusely illustrated, A
Patient's Guide to Knee and Hip Replacement is an informative and
helpful book for anyone contemplating or already undergoing joint
replacement.
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