Sentences with phrase «before joint replacement surgery»
The strongest predictor of long - term opioid use was taking high - dose opioids before joint replacement surgery.
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«Obese patients don't need to lose weight before total joint replacement, study finds: Long - term relief from joint replacement surgery similar in obese and non-obese patients.»
«Weight - loss surgery before joint replacement can improve outcomes in severely overweight patients.»
More than 53,000 Americans have total shoulder joint replacement (SJR) surgery each year, and yet the effects of this surgery on a patient's ability to safely drive a vehicle, and the appropriate recovery time before patients should return to driving, have yet to be determined.
Currently, most joint replacement patients will be given intravenous antibiotics before and after their surgery to help stave off an infection.
Joint replacement surgery (other than due to accidents) shall have a waiting period of 4 years before it is covered.