Australian Journal of General Practice
MBBS, PhD, Dip Biomech, FRACS, FAOrthA, Epworth Victor Smorgon Chair of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Vic; Deputy Director, Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, SA
Pre-operative education and exercise, termed prehabilitation, has an important role in optimising patient outcomes following hip and knee arthroplasty.
Many patients affected by the COVID-19-related temporary suspension of non-urgent elective surgery will present to their general practitioners for symptom management in the interim period.