Care after knee replacement
| Care after knee replacement |
1. It will take about a year for your body to fully adapt to the new knee.
2.You will have severe pain and tingling around the knee for several weeks, which you can use to reduce the pain. Put an ice pack on your knee 3 times a day (10 minutes each time)
3. During the first month after surgery, place a pillow under the heel and gently apply pressure to the knee 10 times, three times a day, to prevent the knee from bending.
4. In the first week, you will see a slight bloody discharge around the wound so do not worry and change the dressing daily.
5. Keep the bandage on the wound for about three weeks to prevent swelling of your feet.
6. In the first few months after surgery, your limbs, especially around the operated knee, are swollen, which is normal and do not worry, and will disappear with increasing activity and the passage of time.
7. The first week after surgery, you have an anorexia that you try to drink more fluids and more fruits and foods with iron.
8. From the day after the operation, start walking with a walker and slowly bend and straighten your knee. You should do your daily activities for a month, walk at least a certain amount every hour every day and be sure to rest during the activities.
9. You can sleep any side you want, but you may be a little sleep deprived trying to not sleep during the day to get a better night’s sleep. Try to sleep on a regular schedule at a set time each night to make your sleep easier.
10. You can travel from two weeks after the operation.
11. 6 to 8 weeks after the operation, you can start driving slowly and cautiously.
12. Be sure to take antibiotics with your doctor before surgery and wounds, and especially dental procedures.
13. Infection is the most dangerous enemy of your knee, so be careful of infection of all parts of your body and take any part of the body that had an infection (cold, urinary tract infection, etc.) seriously and see a doctor immediately for treatment.
14. See your doctor at least twice a year.
Dr. Darab Younesi
Joint replacement fellowship
Ms. Naeimeh Sobhani
Educational Supervisor
