After knee replacement surgery, patients are usually discharged from the hospital within a few days. While it is important for patients to do exercises regularly after surgery, they should also avoid doing certain movements.
What Should Be Considered After Knee Prosthesis Surgery?
After prosthesis surgery, it is important for patients to exercise regularly to strengthen their leg muscles and operate the prosthesis. On the first day after the surgery, patients are allowed to move and walk with the help of a walker. After one week, patients can walk with support from crutches, and complete recovery is achieved after an average of 3 weeks.
It is important to pay attention to dressings after knee prosthesis surgery, not to interrupt physiotherapy movements, and to take medications regularly and correctly. It is also necessary not to put too much weight on the leg with the prosthesis after the surgery and to be careful not to strain the operated leg.
When knee prosthesis surgery, which is performed in cases such as deformity of the knee, severe pain in the knee and advanced arthritis, is performed by orthopedics and traumatology specialists who are experienced in this field, the risk of complications after the surgery is quite low.