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Thank you for choosing Joseph Brant Hospital to have your knee or hip replacement surgery.
Please take some time before your Pre-operative Planning appointment to review the following information and complete the identified forms.
If you have questions, write them down and raise them with your health care team.If you are having your hip or knee replaced as a day surgery, you will be supported by our Surgical Navigator.
If you are having a hip or knee replacement, you are required to view the video below or review the slide deck of the Total Joint Replacement Class presentation prior to your pre-operative appointments.
You will need to purchase or rent some equipment before your surgery.
Prior to your surgery, you are required to purchase:
The following equipment is required upon discharge from hospital:
Total Hip or Knee Replacement Equipment List (with suppliers).
Complete, print and bring all pre-operative planning forms and documentation to your in-person appointment.
All patients are referred to our Total Joint Rehabilitation Clinic at the Joseph Brant Wellness House for individual and group based physiotherapy.
If you would like to complete physiotherapy at different clinic, please check to see if they support Bundled Care Patients. A community physiotherapy funding letter is available at Joseph Brant Hospital.
If you think you might need additional supports upon discharge home, you might consider Respite Care. There is a cost for this and you would be responsible for organizing this prior to your surgery.
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