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Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA/TKR): Knee Replacement Surgery
You’re walking into your patient’s room on post-operative day one, and you see a new scar down the front of their knee, a continuous passive…
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Total Knee Replacement (TKR): Post-Op Rehabilitation
You’ve just stood your patient up on postoperative day one after a Total Knee Replacement (TKR). They’re nervous, the knee is swollen, and all they…
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Arthroscopy: Minimally Invasive Joint Surgery
You’re in the outpatient gym, and your post-operative patient is already asking when they can ditch the crutches and start running. Before you answer, you…
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Myodesis: Muscle Attachment to Bone Technique
When you see myodesis in a post-op amputation note, it tells you the surgeon didn’t just close the limb—they actively anchored the muscles to bone.…
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Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO): Drop Foot Brace
You see your patient’s foot slapping the floor with each step, and their toes catching on the mat during the swing phase. They’ve got foot…
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Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis (KAFO): Lower Extremity Bracing
You’re in the ICU, and your patient with a recent stroke is ready to stand for the first time. As they rise, their right knee…
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Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Orthosis (TLSO): Spinal Brace
You’re in the outpatient clinic, reviewing the chart for your next patient—a 16-year-old with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Their physician’s orders mention a Thoracic Lumbar Sacral…
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Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint: Shoulder Separation
You’re treating a patient with shoulder pain, and every time they reach across their chest, they wince. The pain isn’t coming from the rotator cuff—it’s…
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Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joint: Knuckle Joint
Your patient reaches for a coffee mug but winces as they try to wrap their hand around it. The problem may not be the wrist…
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Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) Joint: Finger Joint
You’re checking a patient’s hand after a minor basketball jam, and they tell you the middle finger won’t straighten. That’s a Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) Joint…
