Basics about joint replacement surgery
Patient Information
You planned with your surgeon a prosthetic surgery to restore the function of your painful joint
This is for you
Surgical approach during joint replacement
Implants are customized to your measurements (evaluated before and checked during your surgery)
Each implant move from its sterile protective envelope to its future seat in your body
Your surgeon needs to carry out the passage of the prosthesis
For this, it is necessary to create the surgical approach
This includes
skin incision
division or section of musculo-ligamentous elements
protecting the vascular-nervous elements
opening and eventual resection of the articular capsule
The surgical approach will be presented to you by your surgeon during the preoperative consultation
Risks and complications during joint replacement surgery
Risk related to anesthesia
Inherent risk of any surgical procedure for an adverse event during anesthesia
Risk of occurrence evaluated before the operation with your specialists and some preoperative examinations
preventive measures may be necessary
Risk related to any surgery
Vascular injury: fortunately rare but still possible: it requires vascular surgical treatment
Post-operative infection: it can be observed from the first days after surgery until years later. Infections require different assessments and treatments depending on their stage, but there is often the need for a new surgical procedure. This risk is evaluated around 1% in elective joint replacement surgery
Lesion of a sensitive nerve branch, sometimes inherent to the surgery: the surgical approach is designed to minimize this risk
Risk of motor neurological deficit (inability to perform some limb movements due to a neurological lesion) is rare but it is a troublesome complication whose recovery is slow and sometimes incomplete
:Risk related to joint replacement surgery
Bone fracture during the operation: it may require a complementary treatment and may late the return to activities
Wear of prosthetic parts
Loss of contact between them (case of dislocation, which requires urgent reduction by a specialist)
Loosening of the prosthesis from the bone walls
Surgical treatment is sometimes necessary for each of these complications
:Postoperative follow-up and expected results
Help you get back to your daily activities as quickly as possible
The hospitalization will be as short as necessary to relieve postoperative pain, in accordance with your personal needs
Rehabilitation is considered the day of the intervention when medical conditions allow
The articular function is encouraged: automatic exercises with an arthro-motor, physiotherapy sessions to accompany your return to walking and plan your muscular reinforcement, self-reeducation exercises
The follow-up is closer initially, to ensure the achievement of the preoperative objectives, without complication and your full satisfaction. Then, follow-up is performed every year
Joint replacement surgery objectives
return to painless and full daily activity
ability to perform some physical and sport activities
This objective will be discussed during the preoperative consultation, after your preoperative condition being assessed
Contact SOSVC to discuss with a doctor about your personal interest and risk with joint replacement surgery
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