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  1. Reference Library

    Resources organized by your forum administrators

    1. Library

      Informative articles for hip and knee replacement patients (No Posting)
      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 33

      Library

      Sub-Forums

      1. Library Index

      2. LIBRARY Knee Topics

        1. TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT INDEX

        2. Stories of amazing knee recoveries

        3. The surgical procedure (knees)

        4. Pre-surgery information (knees)

        5. Post-surgery information (knees)

        6. Concerns after knee surgery

      3. LIBRARY Hip Topics

        1. TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT INDEX

        2. Stories of amazing hip recoveries

        3. Pre-surgery information (hips)

        4. The surgical procedure (hips)

        5. Post-surgery information (hips)

        6. Concerns after hip surgery

        7. Allergies and MoM issues

      4. LIBRARY General Topics

        1. LIBRARY GENERAL TOPICS INDEX

        2. About BoneSmart

        3. About Joint Replacement Surgery

        4. Pre-Surgery Information

        5. Post Surgery Information

        6. If You’re In Pain…

        7. Pain Management

        8. Exercises, therapy, walking aids

      5. LIBRARY Scientific Articles

        1. SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES INDEX

        2. Hips - THR

        3. Knees - TKR

        4. Stem Cell and other innovative treatments

        5. Allergies and MoM articles

      6. LIBRARY Nutritional Articles

        1. Nutritional Snippets

      Latest: New drug for osteoporosis that increases bone mass approved by FDA Jamie, Apr 10, 2019
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    2. Joint Replacement in the Media

      Found On Social and other media sources
      Discussions:
      18
      Messages:
      165
      Latest: Incision Healing Maillady, Nov 22, 2017
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  2. Knee Area

    For pre- and post-operative knee replacement patients

    1. Knee Replacement Pre-Op Area

      For those anticipating knee surgery (pre-operative). Including information on MIS/Robotics knee procedures.
      Discussions:
      6,667
      Messages:
      128,811
      Latest: NOTICE: For Houston, TX Pre-Surgery Patients Jamie, Apr 13, 2020 at 1:17 PM
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    2. Knee Replacement Recovery Area

      For post-operative knee patients, on the "other side"
      Discussions:
      11,134
      Messages:
      502,426
      Latest: Work eaglemom, May 19, 2019 at 8:44 PM
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  3. Hip Area

    For pre- and post-operative hip replacement patients

    1. Hip Replacement Pre-Op Area

      For those anticipating hip surgery (pre-operative). Including Hip Resurfacing and MIS/Robotics Procedures
      Discussions:
      6,042
      Messages:
      121,385
      Latest: Gotta a question about back surgery Ptarmigan, May 19, 2019 at 9:22 PM
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    2. Hip Replacement Recovery Area

      For post-operative hip patients, on the "other side." Including noise Issues.
      Discussions:
      7,100
      Messages:
      294,853
      Sub-Forums: 1

      Hip Replacement Recovery Area

      Sub-Forums

      1. Noise Issues

      Latest: Home tomorrow Eman85, May 19, 2019 at 9:13 PM
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  4. Shoulder Area

    For pre and post op shoulder patients

    1. Shoulder articles library

      articles pertaining to shoulder replacement ..... NO POSTING
      Discussions:
      7
      Messages:
      7
      Latest: Frozen Shoulder: Movement is important after surgery Jamie, Mar 15, 2019
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    2. Shoulder surgery pre-op area

      For those anticipating any kind of shoulder surgery (pre-operative)
      Discussions:
      41
      Messages:
      630
      Latest: Now it’s my shoulders Layla, May 19, 2019 at 12:00 PM
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    3. Shoulder surgery recovery area

      For post-operative shoulder patients, on the "other side."
      Discussions:
      51
      Messages:
      1,458
      Latest: PJK65 in Recovery PJK65, May 19, 2019 at 5:59 PM
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  5. Other Joints Area

    For pre- and post-operative other joints replacement patients

    1. Other Joints Forum

      Finger, Thumb, Hand, Wrist, Elbow, Ankle, Foot, Toes
      Discussions:
      53
      Messages:
      793
      Sub-Forums: 1

      Other Joints Forum

      Sub-Forums

      1. Other Joints Library

      Latest: Considering joint replacement Josephine, May 19, 2019 at 3:13 AM
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  6. Help & Information

    All about using this forum

    1. Forum Rules and Staff

      Rules and guidelines for forum use, plus the staff list
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      Messages:
      9
      Latest: User Subtitles Josephine, Jul 27, 2017
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    2. Bugs, Errors, and Techy Questions

      Report problems, bugs, or error messages. Ask questions about the running of the forum (No hip / knee questions!)
      Discussions:
      513
      Messages:
      4,570
      Latest: Having a hard time changing my avatar gertie, May 8, 2019
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    3. How To Use This Forum

      User guides to help members get the most out of the forum (NO POSTING)
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      27
      Messages:
      29
      Latest: How to register on the BoneSmart forum Josephine, Aug 13, 2017
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    4. Announcements

      Discussions:
      27
      Messages:
      289
      Latest: NEW BoneSmart Joint Surgeon Locator tool Jamie, May 16, 2019 at 12:34 PM
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