Total Joint Replacement
Lifespan Orthopedics Institute
Total Joint Replacement
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- Total Joint Center at The Miriam Hospital
- Total Joint Replacement at Newport Hospital
- Assess Your Joint Pain
- Surgical Specialties
- Advances in Total Joint Replacement
- Total Joint Replacement Patient Stories
- Arthritis and Exercise
- Research and Publications
- Total Joint Replacement Education and Training
- When Is it Time to Consider Joint Replacement?
- Rapid Discharge Joint Replacement
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Continuum of Care Provider Resources for Joint Replacement
These resources are available for those who help with the continuum of care for patients of the Total Joint Center at the Lifespan Orthopedics Institute.
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)
- Rapid Discharge Flow (PDF)
- Clinical Pathway for Total Hip and Knee Replacement Patients at the Total Joint Center (PDF)
- "Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip," provided by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) (via orthoguidelines.org)
- "Best Practice Guideline Total Knee Replacement (Arthroplasty)," (PDF)
- "Preventing Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Patients Undergoing Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty," provided by AAOS (via orthoguidelines.org)
- "Management of Postoperative Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Pain Society, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Committee on Regional Anesthesia, Executive Committee, and Administrative Council" (via pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- "Surgical Site Infection Prevention," provided by the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (PDF)
- Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) Medication Instruction Guide (PDF)
Affiliated National Registries and Patient Reported Outcomes Databases
- AAOS American Joint Replacement Registry Information (at aaos.org)
- Function and Outcomes Research for Comparative Effectiveness in Total Joint Replacement (FORCE-TJR) National Research Program (at force-tjr.org)
- The Joint Commission Advanced Total Hip and Knee Certification Information (at jointcommission.org)
- Pulmonary Embolism Prevention after Hip and Knee Replacement (PEPPER) Study (at muschealth.org)
Lifespan Living: Learn More about Total Joint Replacement Care
- When is it Time for Joint Replacement Surgery?
- Opioid Alternatives for Pain: Movement and Physical Therapy
- Prepare Your Home Before Joint Replacement Surgery
- Replace the Joints, Recover at Home
- What to Expect After Total Joint Replacement
- Move Like You’re Meant To
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