Ortho/Spine Preoperative
Welcome to the Santa Monica UCLA & Orthopaedic Hospital Ortho Spine Pre Operative Website (uclahealth.org/orthospineinfo)
We at Santa Monica-UCLA & Orthopaedic Hospital want you to have a positive experience and a successful recovery from your upcoming joint replacement or spine surgery. We have provided you with detailed information to prepare you for your hospitalization and your postoperative period at home.
Please call us with questions at (310) 319-1225. 
- Before your surgery
- What to expect immediately after surgery
- Pain management
- Post operative care
- Overview of spine surgery
- Overview of joint replacement surgery
- When you leave the hospital
- Information about our community
- Discharge planning instructions following your orthopaedic surgery
- Home Planning
- Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Pharmacy information
- How to use an incentive spirometer (pdf)
- Let's talk about pain control (pdf)
- A patient's guide to blood transfusion (pdf)
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