After Surgery
In Hospital
If this is your first hospital admission, the experience can be overwhelming. You will notice a whole host of healthcare professionals. They are all there to ensure that you make the best recovery after surgery. The staff you will most likely be interacting with are the nurses, physiotherapists and the …
Read moreRehabilitation
Some form of physiotherapy is required for most procedures that Dr. Razvan Stoita performs. Usually your first visit to the physiotherapist begins well before your surgery. You can choose your own physiotherapist or Dr. Stoita can recommend a physiotherapist that would be most appropriate for the procedure you are …
Read moreAfter Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip replacement surgery is one of the most successful surgical procedures. To ensure its success few precautionary measures need to be taken for the first six to twelve weeks after surgery. This is the time required for the soft tissues around the hip joint to be healed. Sleep on your …
Read moreAfter Knee Replacement Surgery
Just as the hip replacement, the knee replacement is a very successful surgical procedure. Here are some recommendations for the first six to twelve weeks after surgery: Do your physiotherapy exercises every day. When in bed keep your knee straight. Do not put any pillows under the knee. These can be put …
Read moreAfter Knee Surgery
The recovery program after knee realignment surgery is based on finding a balance between knee rehabilitation and prevention of loss of the alignment obtained during the surgery. Here are some instructions for the first six weeks after surgery: A hinged knee brace will be provided to you before you leave …
Read moreFollow Up Appointments
AFTER JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY The first postoperative visit is usually at six weeks after surgery. Subsequent follow up appointments are at six months, two years, five years and every five years thereafter. You will usually have repeat X-rays at each of these visits and the joint range of movement will …
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