After your knee surgery, it is vital to listen to your physical therapist. He or she will prescribe you with a Home Exercise Program to work on your range of motion (ROM). It is important to do your exercises on a daily basis. If you don’t, your knee will not achieve its appropriate ROM. Proper [...]
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Smoking Slows Recovery, Increases Complications After Elective Orthopaedic Surgery
I came across a study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint surgery. They concluded that smoking was the single most important risk factor for the development of postoperative complications, particularly those relating to wound healing, cardiopulmonary complications, and the requirement of postoperative intensive care. A delay in discharge from hospital was usual [...]
