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mechanical studies on Medial Pivot Knees show that patients feel they are statistically significantly more stable than other style knee replacements.” This increase in stability offers patients the capacity to walk unassisted sooner.
experience, The Total Joint Center at NEA Baptist has deployed the help of Katie Gilmore, RN. Katie is the touchpoint of each patient in the program. From preoperative classes to discharge instructions, she is with each patient literally every step of the journey. “As the joint program care coordinator I work with team Though knees typically get the bulk of the attention, hips are members in the orthopedic clinic, hospital, and physical therapy often a point of focus for many patients at The Total Joint Center departments to coordinate care for patients. As soon as a patient at NEA Baptist. Much like with a knee replacement, patients have schedules their surgery, our clinic staff provides them with a a wide variety of options when choosing the best hip replacement guidebook designed to prepare them for surgery. With COVIDfor their unique situation. Dr. Schechter provides the SuperPath 19 concerns, we have switched these classes to over the phone. I hip replacement technique. This approach involves entering call every patient and go over pre-op information with them, give through the side of the hip with no muscles being cut and no them an opportunity to ask questions, and set up any equipment dislocation of the hip during surgery. This provides a fast rehab they need. We also discuss therapy and I schedule most patients with less pain than other techniques involving increased cutting with outpatient physical or occupational therapy. I work with our of tissue. Dr. Schechter is the only physician in Arkansas or four therapy locations (Hospital, Enterprise Drive, Paragould, Tennessee performing the SuperPath hip replacement. and Trumann) to arrange therapy 3 days a week. I am available for any questions or concerns that patients Dr. Brandt offers his patients a direct anterior have and communicate this with our surgeons or hip replacement which he calls, “an exciting clinic staff. After surgery, I see every patient in “an exciting advance in the way hip replacement has the hospital on the morning after surgery. The been performed”. Brandt has traveled advance in the way hip nursing and therapy staff on the 5th floor work across the country in an effort to perfect together to prepare patients to go home safely. replacement has this technique. He has performed this I also work with a physical therapist during been performed”. technique for over 13 years now and group therapy where patients learn important states patients seek out this technique due exercises and discharge instructions before going to the speed of recovery. - Dr. Jason Brandt home. After patients discharge, either myself or another care coordination nurse checks in with Following the outcomes of hip replacement them to make sure they are recovering nicely at patients, Dr. Cooper has changed his way of home and assist with any other care needs at that time. thinking on the technique he chooses to provide. Patients are always welcome to call me before or after surgery He conversed with patients who had received both an if they have questions.” anterior replacement on one side, with a posterior replacement on the other. Through multiple reviews, Dr. Cooper has come to With most situations, non-surgical options are considered before offer a less invasive technique to the posterior approach, which is the decision to undergo joint replacement surgery. If you or a preferred by his patients who have received both techniques. loved one is currently living through joint pain, please call 870Centered on the approach to provide the ultimate patient
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