HOME IS WHERE RECOVERY IS (Orthopedics This Week)
Which is a better place to recover from knee or hip replacement surgery—at home or at a rehab facility?
Three studies have come down firmly on the side of home.
As reported by Michael Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet Oz, M.D., a study conducted at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine of joint replacement patients who went directly home after total joint replacement had a lower risk of post-surgery complications and hospital readmission than those who went to an in-patient rehab facility.
Another study, cited by Roizen and Oz, done by New York...
