Total hip replacement surgery leaves patients with many questions. The Hip School at Illinois Bone and Joint Institute provides patients with all the relevant information regarding total hip replacement surgery, and post operative advice and guidelines to make total hip replacement surgery an effective procedure. The pages to the right address many concerns patients have after their surgery, and care instructions to minimize discomfort and get you on your feet again quickly!

• Preoperative Drugs Use Precautions
• Handicap Parking Permits
• Nutritional Health Test
• Procrit Information
• Anesthesia for Total Joint Replacement
• T.E.D. Hose Information
• Hospital Stay Packing Checklist
• Discharge Planning Process
• Bathroom Equipment
• Brief North Shore Pharmacy List

• Home Exercise Program
• Coumadin Information Post Total Joint
• Post Operative Pain Control
• Staphylococcus Aureus
• Icing and Elevation Instructions
• Total Hip Car Transfer
• Hip Precautions - First 6 Weeks
• Lifelong Precautions to Prevent Infection
• Hip Rehabilitation at a Glance
• Postoperative Skilled Care
• Scar Management
• FAQ Postoperative Sexual Concerns
• Total Joint Replacement Activity Resumption
• Total Joint Replacement Expectations

• General Travel Tips
• DVT Risks
• Cruise, Train, Bus Information
• Resource Directory

 

The Hip School was developed by Illinois Bone and Joint to educate patients before they undergo surgery. The program answers questions and reviews procedures with patients to ensure that total hip replacement surgery is an effective procedure. By learning about every aspect of total hip replacement surgery, form scar management to travel tips, patients are more likely to have long lasting, successful total hip replacements. The program has been a huge success for us at Illinois Bone and Joint, and takes away lots of uncertainties patients have about total hip replacement surgery.

Preoperative Information

• Current Research Studies
• Participating in Research Studies