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												Prosthetics School Importance of Patient Education Prior to Prosthetic Hip and Knee Surgery 						
Author(s): R Sanjuan Cerveró, N Franco Ferrando, A Valdivia Perez and MR Ivars TurR Sanjuan Cerveró, N Franco Ferrando, A Valdivia Perez and MR Ivars Tur             
						
												
				 Introduction: Discovering the potential benefits of conducting an informative group session prior to prosthetic hip and knee surgery. The contents of this session were agreed upon by Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy and Nursing. The contents and the organizational format for this session at the Hospital de Denia are described. Materials and Methods: Patients awaiting prosthetic knee and hip surgery were randomly divided into two groups. The study group (n=23) was invited to an information session prior to their surgery. The control group (n=23) followed the usual protocol that consist on receiving general information about de procedure in the outpatient clinic. Pain, degree of satisfaction, knee mobility, and start of ambulation and days of hospital stay were recorded. Results: Forty six patients were included. Patients from the study group had a greater d.. Read More»
				  
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												 10.4172/2167-1168.1000220 
																	  
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