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From: sophie abeln
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: S/P TKR
Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 3:50PM
Dear Tricia,
I don't think your patient should go home under these circumstances. You
would have to consider whether the patient would be safe and I don't
think he/she would be. Or would a lift up the stairs by ambulance people
do, and then just stay indoors until the rehab is in a further stage.
Sophie
>Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:45:04 -0600
>Subject: S/P TKR
>From: "Miller, Tricia" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
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>Does anyone have creative yet safe suggestions on how to teach patients
S/P
>TKR to go up and down the stairs - if the following apply:
>* bilateral TKR's
>* PWB bilaterally
>* is still wearing knee immobilizers (secondary to not being able to
>SLR)
>* patient is going home with 14 steps to enter/exit apartment
>
>
Dear Tracia,
Patient must use the ambulance services to enter the house till able to do
SLR.
charu.
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