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HOW DO I PREPARE FOR TOTAL HIP JOINT SURGERY?

·         Before surgery your surgeon will like to ensure that your condition is well enough to undergo this operation. He will also like to exclude certain conditions likely to affect this surgery.

·         Being overweight, smoking and consuming alcohol in large quantities will affect the outcome of your surgery. Lose excess weight and control other factors such as Diabetes

·         Inform your doctor about any foci of infection e.g. dental, throat, boil/furuncule (skin infection), urinary tract infection etc. They must be treated before you can be taken for this surgery.

·         Blood requirement will be determined as per your haemoglobin level before operation. Blood transfusion is not usually required for Primary Total Hip Replacement. However upto 3-4 units of blood may be required for revision surgery.

·         Inform your doctor about anti-rheumatoid medicines, painkillers etc. before the operation as some of them may need to be stopped or changed.

·         Commit to the success of this surgery and accept its limitations.

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