PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION FOR ENDOPROSTHESIS OF LOWER LIMB JOINTS AT RCMC

It includes:

• Consultation with a rehabilitation specialist - familiarising the patient with rehabilitation methods in the early postoperative period and the amount of physical activity after endoprosthetic surgery
• Classes with a physical rehabilitation instructor - teaching the patient to walk without support on the limb to be operated on, using additional means of support (crutches), learning the skills of daily activity (getting up with correct distribution of body weight, transferring from bed to chair, etc.), teaching correct chest and diaphragmatic breathing, coughing.

HOW TO UNDERGO PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION FOR LOWER LIMB JOINT ENDOPROSTHETICS AT THE RCMC

To apply to the Centre you need:

1. To conclude an agreement for an initial consultation with a rehabilitation doctor
2. Come to your appointment with your medical documents. You must provide an orthopaedic traumatologist's report.
3. Pay the invoice at the RCMC cash desk or via ERIP

To get information about appointment times for specialists of the Medical Rehabilitation Department, please contact the Contact Centre.