Satisfaction after a knee replacement depends on your expectations. In this video, HealthMaker Andrew Feldman, MD, explains the importance of setting realistic goals for after surgery.
Depends on your expectations. When you've been in a business as long as I have, I think the most important way to have satisfied patient is if you A know what your expectations is and B see if you can meet it because you know what you can and cannot do. If somebody think you're running a marathon after a new replacement, you got a real angry patient.
If somebody couldn't walk the golf course and wants to walk afterwards, you got a really happy patient. If somebody is having pain during just normal activities, getting up and going to work you've got a really happy patient. So setting it up before hand is as important as doing the proper surgery.
Andrew Feldman, MD is the Director of Sports Medicine at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center in Manhattan and the Chief Physician for the New York Rangers.
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