Club Ortho – Patient Education
This program is designed to efficiently restore optimal comfort, independence, and health for patients. It also requires that each patient learn how to help themselves prepare for and recover from joint replacement surgery.
Meet our Doctors
Dr. Michael Larson
Club Ortho’s focus is on Hip and Knee Replacements.
No one needs to live with pain in their knee or hip joints.
A healthy hip joint allows you to walk, turn, and squat without pain. The hip joint is the body’s largest weight-bearing joint. The hip joint is formed where the rounded head of the thighbone (femur) fits into a rounded socket (acetabulum) in your pelvis. This type of joint is called a ball and socket joint. This allows for stability during twisting and extreme ranges of motion. A total hip replacement is a surgical procedure that replaces your hip with an artificial joint (prosthesis).
The knee is a complex, hinged joint that allows you to squat, kneel, sit, bend, and walk easily and without pain when the bones are smooth and cushioned by healthy cartilage. Conditions such as arthritis, old fractures, abnormal stress and aging may damage the joint and cause rough areas to develop, which creates pain and stiffness when moving the knee. The replacement involves resurfacing the bones of the knee joint. Depending on your condition, one, two, or all three of these surfaces may be replaced.
Surgery & Recovery Education
More information about Arthritis and Joint Replacement Surgery:
Exercise Videos
** These exercises should be started before surgery for a speedy recovery **
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