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Informative articles for hip and knee replacement patients (No Posting)
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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
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Pumpkin
THR, pelvis position, and spine fusion

Joint Replacement in the Media

Articles and videos pertaining to joint replacement. (No posting)
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Maillady
Incision Healing

KNEE AREA Forums for pre- and post-operative knee replacement patients

Knee Surgery Pre-Op Area

For those anticipating knee surgery (pre-operative). Including information on MIS/Robotics knee procedures.
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K
TKR Here we go again

Knee Surgery Recovery Area

For post-operative knee patients, on the "other side"
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Panammaniac’s Recovery Thread

HIP AREA Forums for pre- and post-operative hip replacement patients

Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area

For those anticipating hip surgery (pre-operative). Including Hip Resurfacing and MIS/Robotics Procedures
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J
2022 October Feisties - Are you having hip surgery in October?

Hip Surgery Recovery Area

For post-operative hip patients, on the "other side." Including noise Issues.
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Lucy155
THR First day home... in bed, leg is really swollen badly.

SHOULDER AREA Forums and library articles for pre and post op shoulder patients

Shoulder Surgery Pre-Op Area

For those anticipating any kind of shoulder surgery (pre-operative)
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Rotator Cuff Repair New Sub Acromial Balloon for Rotator Cuff Surgery

Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area

For post-operative shoulder patients, on the "other side."
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Debbie_joints
Reverse Shoulder Replacement Another new joint

Shoulder articles library

articles pertaining to shoulder replacement ..... NO POSTING
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Pumpkin
Amazing TSR Recovery

OTHER JOINTS AREA Forums and library articles for pre- and post-operative other joints replacement patients

Other Joints Forum

Finger, Thumb, Hand, Wrist, Elbow, Ankle, Foot, Toes
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Jaycey
Foot Bunion surgery and more

Other Joints Library

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Jamie
The Basics of Finger Joints

HELP & INFORMATION Important information for all BoneSmarties, including tutorials for forum operations.

Forum Rules and Staff

Rules and guidelines for forum use, plus a list of the forum staff.
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BoneSmart
PLEASE: Limit the number of "social" posts in pre-op or recovery threads

How To Use This Forum

Short articles to help you navigate BoneSmart and better use all the features available.
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BoneSmart
Changing your thread title

Bugs, Errors, and Techy Questions

Report problems, bugs, or error messages. Ask questions about the running of the forum. (No joint replacement questions, please!)
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Jockette
Adding signature information

Announcements

Important time-sensitive information that impacts your participation on BoneSmart.
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danelady
The History of Bone Smart Forum

COVID-19 Discussions related to the Coronavirus pandemic

Pandemic Polls

A fun series of polls to survey your thoughts about the COVID pandemic.
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danelady
ABOUT THE POLLS.....(Read this first!)

Information & Guidance

Scientific information, guidance, and helpful articles.
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Pumpkin
What is your state's policy on elective surgery?

Coping Tips from BoneSmarties

How are you and your family dealing with COVID-19 challenges?
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Jaycey
Tinnitus and hearing loss post Covid?

Good News Stories

People helping others, community projects, and ways we are coming together to help each other meet this unique challenge.
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Jamie
One step

Finding Humor During a Pandemic

Humorous stories, signs, cartoons, memes, or other lighthearted ways to help us through a very serious worldwide problem.
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RICBAK1
Hanging Around the Home.....
OneStep App
Active Antibacterial

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The Best Total Knee Replacement Blogs of 2020

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