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• •Empowerment - through knowledge and understanding!
• •Insight - into the minds of the surgeon, anesthesiologist and physical therapist!
• •Wisdom - from the patients and medical providers in their own words!
• •Learn - that joint replacement is not the only choice, and so much more!
• •Laugh - as our illustrator adds his own wry sense of humor in the form of cartoons!
• •Understand - the roles of the various in-hospital medical professionals!
• •Know - the risks involved with joint replacement and how to tell when things aren't going right!
• •Plan - how to prepare your home for afterwards and what you can do to strengthen yourself before you go!
• •See - the processes of arthritis and joint wear!
• •Prepare - for physical therapy and why its so critically important!
• •Realize - how your own human-factors act as a decision making matrix
• •Create Success - by including your family and teaching them how they can help!
• •Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. Ronald R. Hugate Jr., MD, FAAOS - a renowned surgeon who also specializes in bone oncology and limb preservation, is a veteran combat-surgeon in the U.S. Army Reserves and has taken care of our troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
• •Anesthesiologist: Dr. Gianni Checa MD - a renowned anesthesiologist and pain management specialist in Denver Colorado.
• •Physical therapist: Inger Brueckner, MSPT - works with Dr. Hugate and is an excellent, senior physical therapist (and teaches and lectures on PT).
• •Dr. Francine Campone -- successfully navigated the total replacement of both hips.
• •Robert Holland PMP -- successfully navigated the total replacement of both knees.
• •A comprehensive guide concerning non-surgical alternatives
• •What to expect and what could go wrong
• •The anatomy of your leg and the debilitating effects of arthritis
• •Non-jargon descriptions of the surgeries
• •Helpful articles written by actual patients
• •Expert subject matter essays from the medical team's point-of-view
• •How to prepare your home for the best, safest, post-surgical outcome
• •Detailed post-surgical cautions
• •Checklists for the hospital stay
• •Insurance considerations and suggestions
• •A glossary of terms written to be easily understood for non-medical people