Ortho/Spine Preoperative

Welcome to the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica Ortho Spine Pre Operative Website (uclahealth.org/orthospineinfo)

We at UCLA Health - Santa Monica Medical Center 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 below to prepare you for your hospitalization and your postoperative period at home.

Please call us with questions at (310) 319-1225.

1. Before your surgery
   • Planning for your hip replacement surgery (pdf)
   • Planning for your knee replacement surgery (pdf)
   • Planning for your spine surgery (pdf)
2. What to expect immediately after surgery
3. Pain management
4. Post operative care
5. Overview of spine surgery
6. Overview of joint replacement surgery
7. When you leave the hospital
8. Information about our community
9. Discharge planning instructions following your orthopaedic surgery
10. Home Planning
11. Physical and Occupational Therapy
12. Pharmacy information
13. How to use an incentive spirometer (pdf)
14. Let's talk about pain control (pdf)
15. A patient's guide to blood transfusion (pdf)

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