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Orthopedics NBCOT Questions and Answers100% Correct | Latest Update 2024-2025
with knee replacements, what do we do first? - ANSWER cryotherapy and
balancing pain and activity!
we do want to get as much function and activity out of them as possible so we try
to strike a balance
positioning for knees after knee replacement - ANSWER we keep the knee in
extension at rest! we AVOID twisting movements!!
easier to get a stiff knee to flex than it is to extend
do NOT put support underneath the knee!!! do not put pillows under the knee
but instead put pillows distal! - ANSWER
we can typically get moving day 1 of knee replacement with typically weight-
bearing as tolerated - ANSWER
transfers for knee replacements - ANSWER use armrests, grab bars
toileting AE for knee replacements - ANSWER raised toilet seats, toilet safety
frame, commode chair
, bathing AE for knee replacements - ANSWER non-slip strips, side-step into tub
if do not have a transfer bench or tub bench
long handled sponge
ORIF (open reduction internal fixation) - ANSWER putting screws in the bone to
hold it together. (least invasive surgery type)
anthroplasty - ANSWER replacement
with certain fractures, the ORIF won't cut it so then you opt for a total hip
replacement (anthroplasty) - ANSWER
posterior (posterolateral) precautions - ANSWER no flexion past 90 degrees
no internal rotation
no adduction
anterior (anterolateral) hip - ANSWER no extension
no external rotation
no adduction
use raised toilet seat for no flexion past 90 degrees! - ANSWER
to prevent adduction, use a wedge! especaillt during sleeping for hip precautions.
- ANSWER
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