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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:
      1,073
      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 Nutrional Articles

        1. Nutritional Snippets

      Latest: Renal insufficiency does not increase with MoM THR Bumpa, May 21, 2018
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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:
      6,023
      Messages:
      119,806
      Latest: One month until TKR!! Rhodyrhody, Jun 23, 2018 at 9:30 AM
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    2. Knee Replacement Recovery Area

      For post-operative knee patients, on the "other side"
      Discussions:
      10,271
      Messages:
      461,168
      Latest: Mako Medial Right Knee Replacement Doupie, Jun 23, 2018 at 10:48 AM
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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:
      5,517
      Messages:
      110,869
      Latest: Scared of developing AVN and having hip replacement Marji123, Jun 23, 2018 at 10:28 AM
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    2. Hip Replacement Recovery Area

      For post-operative hip patients, on the "other side." Including noise Issues.
      Discussions:
      6,487
      Messages:
      250,738
      Sub-Forums: 1

      Hip Replacement Recovery Area

      Sub-Forums

      1. Noise Issues

      Latest: THR from HELL Fractured, Jun 23, 2018 at 10:46 AM
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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:
      6
      Messages:
      6
      Latest: Acromioclavicular impingement Josephine, Apr 5, 2018
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    2. Shoulder surgery pre-op area

      For those anticipating any kind of shoulder surgery (pre-operative)
      Discussions:
      19
      Messages:
      359
      Latest: Grade 4 Full-thickness SLAP Tear Countrygrl, Jun 23, 2018 at 2:17 AM
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    3. Shoulder surgery recovery area

      For post-operative shoulder patients, on the "other side."
      Discussions:
      18
      Messages:
      981
      Latest: Recovery time and questions, questions Jaycey, Jun 13, 2018
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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:
      29
      Messages:
      580
      Sub-Forums: 1

      Other Joints Forum

      Sub-Forums

      1. Other Joints Library

      Latest: Wrist fusion EmEm, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:44 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
      Discussions:
      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:
      492
      Messages:
      4,467
      Latest: JRAD ISSUES - Questions about the live streaming event on April 14th Celle, Jun 22, 2018 at 1:41 PM
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    3. How To Use This Forum

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

      Discussions:
      26
      Messages:
      301
      Latest: Joint Replacement Awareness Day (JRAD) Josephine, Jan 26, 2018
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