Post-op Instructions

The files below are post-operative instructions for after your surgery. You will have a copy of this included in your post-op discharge packet when you the leave the hospital. These are here just in case you may need additional copies. Here is some help to know which file you’ll need:

• “CTR” is for carpal tunnel release
• “Scope” is for an arthroscopy (knee, shoulder, or hip)
• Most patients will need the “scope, no repair”; “repair” refers to either a meniscal or labral repair
• “Lower extremity” is generally for after lower leg fracture surgery
• “Upper extremity” is generally for after arm fracture surgery

• Achilles Repair
• Blank
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• Clavicle Fracture ORIF (Plate & Screws)
• DVT/PE Prophylaxis Protocol
• Femur, IMN
• Hip Arthroscopy
• Hip Arthroscopy for Impingement
• Hip Arthroscopy w/ Labral Repair
• Hip Antibiotic Spacer for Infection Lateral Approach
• Hip Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture
• Hip, Intramedullary for Peritrochanteric Hip Fracture
• Hip Percutaneous Screws for Femoral Neck Fracture
• Hip, Total Hip Arthroplasty Lateral or Posterior Approach
• Hip, Total Hip Arthroplasty – Direct Anterior
• Hip, Total Hip Revision Direct Anterior Approach
• Hip, Total Hip Revision Lateral or Posterior Approach
• Hip, AVN: Open Core Decompression & Grafting
• Hip, AVN: Percutaneous Core Decompression for AVN
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Arthroscopy with Microfracture
• Knee Cartilage Restoration
• Knee, Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction
• Knee MPFL Reconstruction
• Knee, ORIF for Distal Femur Fracture
• Knee, Patella Fracture ORIF
• Knee Periprosthetic Fracture Retro IMN
• Knee Periprosthetic Infection Staged Revision with Spacer
• Knee, Quad/Patellar Tendon Repair
• Knee, Retro IMN for Distal Femur Fracture
• Knee Scope with ACL Reconstruction
• Knee Total Knee Arthroplasty TKA
• Knee Total Knee Revision TKREV
• Knee, Tibial Plateau ORIF
• Knee Unicompartmental or Partial Knee Arthroplasty UKA
• Lower Extremity
• Open Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction
• Management, out-patient protocol
• Pain Management, Multimodal Protocol
• Shoulder Arthroplasty
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Shouder Periprosthetic Infection ABX Spacer
• Shoulder Proximal Humerus Fracture
• Tibia Fracture, IMN
• Transitional Care Management
• Upper Extremity

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