Orthopaedics
Joint Replacement Surgery
Hip and Knee Replacement surgery
Hip and Knee Patient Information
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Assessment before orthopaedic surgery V14 | 596.55 KB | Orthopaedic | |
Hunter Canal Block V1 | 973.77 KB | Orthopaedic | |
Orthopaedic surgery advice V2 | 549.68 KB | Orthopaedic | |
Fast flow orthopaedic information for patients v4 | 565.54 KB | Orthopaedic | |
Achieving a healthy weight with orthopaedic conditions v3 | 644.20 KB | Food, fluid and nutrition |
Joint Replacement Surgery
Smoking and obesity guidance
To make sure you are in the best health, have the best possible outcome, and reduce the risk of complications during hip or knee surgery, NHS Golden Jubilee has guidance in place if you need to improve your lifestyle through losing weight or stopping smoking.
If you are overweight (with a BMI > 40), you may have your procedure delayed, or even cancelled, if you are asked to lose weight and fail to do so before surgery.
If you smoke, you will be asked to stop smoking at least 4 weeks before the day of surgery. If you don’t stop smoking, your surgery may be delayed or cancelled.
For information and guidance on stopping smoking and losing weight, visit the NHS Inform website using the following links, Stop smoking guidance, Losing weight guidance