Surgery guides
The full walk-through for a planned surgery — understanding the operation, preparing your body and your home, surgery day, recovery, and the warning signs.
Pick your procedure, then the hospital where it is scheduled, so every phone number and instruction is the right one for you.
Pick your procedure
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5 locations
Total Knee Replacement
The full walk-through for knee replacement — understanding the operation, preparing your body and your home, surgery day, recovery, milestones, and the warning signs. Written separately for each hospital.
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5 locations
Total Hip Replacement
The full walk-through for hip replacement — the posterior approach without strict precautions, preparation, surgery day, recovery, milestones, and the warning signs. Written separately for each hospital.
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5 locations · anatomic & reverse
Shoulder Replacement
The full walk-through for shoulder replacement — which implant you're having and why, the sling and position rules, the nerve block, recovery, and the warning signs. Written separately for each hospital.
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All other procedures · ~20 minutes
Surgery Prep Class
The pre-op class for everything else — arthroscopy, ligament and tendon repairs, hand & wrist, and foot & ankle surgery. Videos, a knowledge check, and calendar reminders timed to your surgery date.
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Minimally invasive · ~10 minutes
Carpal Tunnel Release Class
The short class for ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel release — most patients have numbing medicine only, eat a normal breakfast, and are back to light activity in about two days.
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