What physical activities can I do after a joint replacement?

The knee joint is a joint with a very high range of motion, and when it is used for a certain number of years, the joint degenerates. It can also cause lesions due to some factors, which affect the normal movement of the knee joint.

When the wear and tear of the knee joint or the lesion reaches a certain level, knee replacement surgery is required to restore the normal function of the knee joint. In addition to the successful completion of knee arthroplasty surgery, the patient's self-exercise after surgery is also crucial to help the patient recover as soon as possible.

What is the success rate of knee replacement surgery?

Knee arthroplasty surgery, like hip replacement surgery, is a very mature operation, and the main purpose of the surgery is to solve the main pain of patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid disease, as well as to improve the function of the hip joint. Liu Ning, chief physician of the Department of Orthopedics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, said that now artificial technology is developing rapidly, artificial materials are also developing rapidly, and materials are becoming more and more advanced, so artificial knee surgery is a very mature operation, and the success rate of this surgery should reach more than 95% after ten years. <>

What kind of exercise is self-** suitable for knee surgery? Active flexion and extension is key.

Liu Ning suggested that after knee replacement surgery, exercising as soon as possible will help patients quickly restore the function of the knee joint, speed up blood circulation, take away inflammatory mediators in the body, and reduce the patient's pain. After the patient goes home to recuperate, the first thing to do is to actively flex and extend the function of the knee, and the greater the flexion, the better the functional recovery of the knee joint; Secondly, it is necessary to pay attention to the training of the muscles around the knee, and the patient actively flexes and extends the knee joint to exercise the quadriceps muscle function; In addition, the most important thing is to raise the patella, this functional exercise to raise the patella without moving, improve the function of the quadriceps muscle, training is very important; Finally, the patient should actively perform ankle flexion and extension exercises, which can speed up blood circulation and prevent patients from developing deep vein thrombosis.

If the patient performs functional recovery exercises early after surgery, the pain will become less and less effective after surgery, and the functional recovery will be better when the patient returns to the hospital for follow-up two or three months after surgery. <>

What should I pay attention to in my diet after knee surgery?

Generally, after the surgery, the body is often weak, and the family may make more nutritious food for the patient. In fact, there is no need for a special diet after surgery, just follow a normal diet. Liu Ning said that after knee replacement surgery, patients can eat normally and supplement some nutrients appropriately, but excessive supplementation is not recommended.

If you are an elderly patient, it is very important to supplement the appropriate amount of eggs and milk every day.

Postoperative guidance - daily exercises.

First of all, after artificial joint replacement, it needs to go through systematic training to achieve a normal state of life, theoretically speaking, the artificial joint replacement can quickly relieve joint pain, joint deformity and other symptoms, and can carry out daily life and sports in a normal state.

Of course, since it is an artificial joint, it must be different from its own joint, mainly because there is a certain proportion of complications after artificial joint replacement (postoperative delayed infection, prosthesis loosening, periprosthetic fracture, prosthesis dislocation and prosthesis life, etc.), so theoretically the same exercise as normal joints, but considering many factors, reasonable preparation and planning should be made in terms of exercise amount, exercise intensity and exercise frequency.

Finally, the form of exercise is not limited, and it is recommended to exercise with light load on the joints, such as swimming.

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Hello for 6-12 months after surgery, any form of rotation of the operated limb is prohibited, you must not allow your injured leg to rotate inward beyond the midline of the body, and you must not flex the replaced hip beyond 90 degrees, including forward flexion and posterior flexion.

1. Within 6-12 months after surgery, any form of rotation of the operated limb is prohibited, you cannot let your injured leg rotate inward beyond the midline of the body, and you cannot make the replaced hip flexion more than 90 degrees, including forward flexion and posterior flexion.

2. Try not to climb stairs. Plan your daily routine so that you can get things done by climbing the stairs only 1-2 times a day.

3. Avoid falling. Carpet the house with non-slip carpets and don't litter to prevent tripping.

4. Use a toilet that can be raised and lowered, which can reduce the degree of hip bending.

5. Don't keep pets that are very active until the joints are fully recovered.

After knee arthroplasty, some patients do not pay attention to the protection of the new joint and think that they can rest easy after changing the joint, while some patients pay too much attention to the new joint and are careful about what they do. So, after artificial knee surgery, what kind of exercise and diet is "moderate", please refer to the following suggestions:

1. It is not recommended to do squatting, wearing shoes and socks within six weeks after surgery, and after six weeks, wearing shoes, socks, walking, jogging, swimming and other behaviors can be carried out. If some patients are not comfortable and think that six weeks after surgery is too early, they can also postpone it until three months later;

2. After artificial knee arthroplasty, it is not completely impossible to "stilt the legs" and cross the legs. However, these behaviors can not be done until three months after surgery and the patient has recovered well. If you do "stilt legs" and cross-legged movements within six weeks after surgery, it is likely to lead to hip dislocation, which is very dangerous;

3. Patients should not sit for a long time after surgery, because sitting for a long time is a test for the hip joint and lumbar spine. In general, this "long time" means more than 30-40 minutes. That is, it is recommended that the patient sit for 30 to 40 minutes and stand and walk for a while;

4. Postoperative patients need to pay attention to "good up and bad down" when going up and down the stairs, that is, the leg on the healthy side goes up first when going upstairs, and the leg on one side goes down first when going downstairs. In addition, for three months after surgery, patients should try to hold on to handrails when going up and down stairs. Because on the one hand, the joint may not be very stable after hip replacement; On the other hand, patients may fall after surgery due to muscle weakness.

But after three months, if the patient has recovered better through the side leg raise, there is no need to be so careful;

5. If the femoral head necrosis is caused by alcohol consumption and knee replacement is required, it is still recommended to quit drinking or reduce alcohol consumption even if the new joint is replaced. Because continued drinking after surgery may lead to necrosis of the femoral head on the contralateral side (good side), and may also cause damage to the liver and kidneys;

6. There are not many precautions in diet after artificial knee replacement, and there is no need to avoid eating because of it.