Joint Replacement Guide

Thank you for choosing Dr. Joseph Maratt, Forté Sports Medicine & Orthopedics and Franciscan Orthopedic Hospital & Surgery Center for your joint replacement.

Our staff is dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for our patients. Our primary goal and mission is to get our patients back to their active, pain-free lifestyles through high-quality joint replacement procedures.

Your role in this effort is to learn about your joint replacement and to follow the advice of your surgeon and other health care professionals to help ensure the best possible outcome. The topics below will help guide you through a successful surgery and recovery.

Contents

  1. What is a Hip Replacement?

  2. What is a Knee Replacement

  3. Risks of Joint Replacement

  4. Anesthesia & Pain Management

  5. Planning Ahead Before Surgery

  6. Pre-operative Evaluation

  7. The Week Before Surgery

  8. The Day Before Surgery

  9. The Day of Surgery

  10. Your Recovery

  11. Hip Rehabilitation

  12. Knee Rehabilitation

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