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with knee replacements, what do we do first? - ANSWER cryotherapy and
balancing pain and activity!


we do want to get as much function and activity out of them as possible so we try
to strike a balance


positioning for knees after knee replacement - ANSWER we keep the knee in
extension at rest! we AVOID twisting movements!!


easier to get a stiff knee to flex than it is to extend


do NOT put support underneath the knee!!! do not put pillows under the knee
but instead put pillows distal! - ANSWER


we can typically get moving day 1 of knee replacement with typically weight-
bearing as tolerated - ANSWER


transfers for knee replacements - ANSWER use armrests, grab bars


toileting AE for knee replacements - ANSWER raised toilet seats, toilet safety
frame, commode chair

, bathing AE for knee replacements - ANSWER non-slip strips, side-step into tub
if do not have a transfer bench or tub bench
long handled sponge


ORIF (open reduction internal fixation) - ANSWER putting screws in the bone to
hold it together. (least invasive surgery type)


anthroplasty - ANSWER replacement


with certain fractures, the ORIF won't cut it so then you opt for a total hip
replacement (anthroplasty) - ANSWER


posterior (posterolateral) precautions - ANSWER no flexion past 90 degrees
no internal rotation
no adduction


anterior (anterolateral) hip - ANSWER no extension
no external rotation
no adduction


use raised toilet seat for no flexion past 90 degrees! - ANSWER


to prevent adduction, use a wedge! especaillt during sleeping for hip precautions.
- ANSWER

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