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Joint Replacement Patient Forum

  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:
      1,089
      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: Foot Supination Exercises and Stretches Jamie, Aug 6, 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:
      6,812
      Messages:
      130,872
      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:
      11,332
      Messages:
      512,949
      Latest: 17 Days Post op Celle, Aug 24, 2019 at 11:28 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:
      6,155
      Messages:
      125,418
      Latest: Pre op RTHR wanting ceramic femoral head (ball) not metal Ptarmigan, Aug 24, 2019 at 10:31 PM
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    2. Hip Replacement Recovery Area

      For post-operative hip patients, on the "other side." Including noise Issues.
      Discussions:
      7,236
      Messages:
      308,671
      Sub-Forums: 1

      Hip Replacement Recovery Area

      Sub-Forums

      1. Noise Issues

      Latest: Fit4Family's recovery thread Debru4, Aug 24, 2019 at 11:08 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:
      44
      Messages:
      683
      Latest: Ream and Run?... alexthecat, Jul 24, 2019
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    3. Shoulder surgery recovery area

      For post-operative shoulder patients, on the "other side."
      Discussions:
      64
      Messages:
      1,757
      Latest: March 18th surgery marieltha, Aug 20, 2019 at 5:56 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:
      65
      Messages:
      961
      Sub-Forums: 1

      Other Joints Forum

      Sub-Forums

      1. Other Joints Library

      Latest: Total Ankle Replacement Journey Larryr, Aug 24, 2019 at 5:59 PM
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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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      6
      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:
      522
      Messages:
      4,626
      Latest: My pages are not refreshing Jamie, Jul 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

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      27
      Messages:
      294
      Latest: Important Information about the BoneSmart App alexthecat, Aug 5, 2019
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