Pre-operative education and prehabilitation provision for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement: a national survey of current NHS practice

Abstract Background Over 215,000 total hip replacements (THRs) and total knee replacements (TKRs) take place annually in the UK. Joint replacement has the longest waiting times of elective surgical treatments, with some patients waiting up to two years for surgery in the NHS. Pre-operative education...

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Main Authors: Ifrah Omar, Vikki Wylde, Jodie Fogg, Michael Whitehouse, Wendy Bertram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-08637-5
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