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Elderly knee surgery...no more worries about blood clots
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By choosing knee surgery at a hospital with a system to prevent complications during surgery

Reduce the risk of thrombosis, heart attack, and infection

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*Warning signs… Blood clot!

  • Pain, swelling, redness in the calf or below the knee
  • Pain in the calf area
  • Increasing swelling in the calf, ankle, and foot**

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Causes…

  • During surgery…

    • The body produces a substance that causes blood to clot to prevent bleeding
    • Chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, etc., can cause blood clotting
    • Blood clots can break off and block the muscles in the heart and lungs, causing severe circulatory failure and death

  • After surgery…

    • Fear of pain, not daring to move the legs, causing the veins to stagnate, leading to blood clotting

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How to prevent clotting…

  • Use Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) devices to improve venous blood flow during surgery
  • Take anticoagulant medication to prevent blood clotting
  • After knee surgery, the faster you move, the better!!

 

The key to faster knee movement is… 

Pain management system includes

  • During surgery Anesthetic nerve block injection in the thigh by an expert anesthesiologist
  • After surgery Light walking, good recovery with Alter G Anti-Gravity Treadmill