You will be required to do the following before your surgery:
- Attend pre-op visit
- Attend pre-op joint class if recommended
- Complete requested lab work and EKG if ordered by your provider
- Stop taking blood thinning medications such as: Aspirin, Aleve, and ibuprofen (Motrin) 7 days prior to your procedure
- Continue home medication as usual unless instructed otherwise
- Start using both Hibiclens and Mupirocin 5 days prior to procedure
- Schedule postoperative physical therapy
- Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the morning of your procedure unless otherwise instructed
- Arrive 1 – 2 hours prior to your scheduled surgery time as instructed by pre-op nurse
The day of your surgery, the following will take place:
- Before your surgery, typically the morning of your scheduled time, you will be admitted to the hospital
- Our surgical staff will take a final assessment of your vital signs before surgery
- You will be provided with a clean hospital gown
- Our surgical staff will start an IV to provide fluids and medication during and after surgery
- If needed, you will be provided with an elastic stocking in order to decrease the likelihood of blood clotting
- You will need to void your bladder of fluids
- You will need to remove all jewelry, nail polish, dentures, and contacts
- In preparation for surgery, your operative leg will be cleaned and shaved
- Your anesthesiologist will discuss which anesthesia will be used for your procdure
- You will then be transferred to the operating room