Residency Curriculum Course: Postoperative Management of Orthopedic Surgeries, 3rd Edition
Course Description
This course provides participants with a comprehensive resource of evidence and expert opinion to safely and effectively guide the rehabilitation of patients following orthopedic surgeries. While conservative management is often effective in the management of pain and disability, surgical intervention may be required for individuals to return to their prior level of function. Post-operative rehabilitation requires a thorough understanding of the procedure to appropriately load tissues and promote functional improvement. This course is particularly unique in that each section is co-authored by expert physical therapists and orthopedic surgeons. The interdisciplinary clinical reasoning needed to help our patients is within these pages!
Course Objectives
- Describe surgical procedures commonly employed to manage orthopedic conditions.
- Recognize the indications, contraindications, and precautions associated with orthopedic surgeries and implications for rehabilitation progression.
- Assess the appropriateness of rehabilitation protocols in the context of contemporary evidence.
- Create an evidence-informed plan of care for post-surgical patients.
- Implement validated outcome measures relevant to tissue-specific or region-specific surgical procedures.
Topics and Authors
- Lumbar & Cervical Spine
Paul Reuteman, PT, DPT, MHS; Steni Sackiriyas, PT, DSc; David deDianous, MD - Shoulder
Brittany Lynch, PT, DPT; Heather Christain, PT, DPT; Brian Leggin, PT, DPT; Nicholas Apseloff, MD; Dharmesh Vyas, MD, PhD - Elbow
Ann Lucado, PT, PhD; Zachary R. Zimmer, MD; J. Matt Day, PT, PhD - Hip
Keelan Enseki, PT, MS; Dave Kohlrieser, PT, DPT; Tom Ellis, MD - Knee
Greg Seymour, PT, DPT; Airelle Hunter-Giordano, PT, DPT; Jeffrey Miller, PT, DPT; Michael Steinbacher, PT, DPT; Connor Frerichs, PT, DPT; Patrick Kane, MD - Foot & Ankle
Minton Truitt Cooper, MD; Emilio Rabelo, PT, DPT; Stephen Thompson, PT, DPT