Pre-Op Education Materials for Patients
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While we don’t offer classes for every type of surgery, the Patient Education Department has developed many guides and books including the award-winning “Your Pathway to Recovery” series. These are reference tools designed to help guide the patient and family throughout one's recovery. Please feel free to click on the link that pertains to your surgery for more information.
Your Pathway to Recovery:
- ACL Surgery
- Ambulatory Inpatient Surgery
- Ambulatory Surgery
- Arthroscopic Knee surgery (Spanish | Russian | Chinese)
- Foot Ankle Surgery
- Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery
- Shoulder Surgery
Total Hip Replacement Surgery (THR) 
Total Knee Replacement Surgery (TKR) - Unicondylar Knee Replacement
Patient Guides:
- Total Joint Surgery FAQs
- Discharge Planning FAQs
- Managing Smoking Cessation for Healing
- Activities of Daily Living - Rehabilitation After Total Hip Replacement
- Pediatric External Fixators
- Varus Rotational Osteotomy
- Coumadin Therapy
- Limb Lengthening: Guide to Pin Care
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