Total Hip and Knee Forum

Presented by Rehab Connections

Description

What the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant need to know or ask.

This popular annual seminar is designed for the physical therapy provider to obtain current, in-depth information specific to partial and total hip and knee replacements along with rehabilitation guidelines and protocols.

Intended audience: PTs, PTAs

7.5 CE Contact Hours

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Content

Hip Arthroplasty

• Differences in contemporary prostheses
• • Ceramic vs. metal, polyethylene wear
  • Cement vs. cementless
  • Gender-specific hip implants
• Minimally invasive surgery, two-incision approaches, and traditional surgical approaches
• Hip resurfacing
• Hip dislocations and revision arthroplasty
• Implications for rehabilitation

Knee Arthroplasty

• Differences in contemporary prostheses
• • Fixed-bearing knee replacement
  • Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) or partial knee replacement
  • High performance total knee replacements (Hi-Flex)
  • Mobile bearing/rotating platform total knee replacement
  • Gender-specific knee protheses
• Minimally invasive surgery: Small incision and quad sparing techniques
• Manipulations, arthroscopic debridement, and revision arthroplasty
• Implications for rehabilitation

Physical Therapy

• Innovative therapeutic gaming using the Wii Fit™
• Overview of sample post-operative protocols
• AuBioMo and walking as therapy

Case Management/Medical Management

• Post-operative complications including infections of the total joint, thromboembolism, and leg length discrepancy
• Return to work and return to sport issues
• Incidence of complications related to new surgical procedures

Objectives

This program will enable you to:

1. Compare and contrast different surgical approaches/techniques and prostheses as presented
2. Discuss implications for rehabilitation related to the surgical interventions presented
3. Recognize signs and symptoms of complications necessitating contact with the physician's office

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Presenters

Regina M. Barden, BSN, RN, ONC

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
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David M. Mochel, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hip and Knee Joint Reconstruction/Replacement, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Northwestern Medicine

Sheryl Poremba, PT, CCM

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Scott Sporer, MD

Hip and Knee Joint Reconstruction, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

Date and Location

January 22, 2011

McDonald's Office Campus
Hamburger University
2715 Jorie Boulevard
Oak Brook, IL
630-623-7845
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Registration: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Course: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Lunch is on your own

Tuition: $179

Downloadable Files

• Total Hip & Knee Forum 2011 brochure (4.4MB)
• Total Hip & Knee Forum 2011 handouts (not yet available)

Seating is limited. Please register early!

Rehab Connections reserves the right to modify the content and the scheduled speakers when circumstances are beyond our control.

Rehab Connections is an approved continuing education sponsor through the State of Illinois; PT License No: 216-000101

Cancellations:
Registration fee, less a $50 administration fee per session, is refunded if notice of cancellation is received more than 10 days in advance of the CE event. Cancellations made less than 10 days in advance of the CE event date forfeit the entire tuition fee. Tuition can be transferred to another individual or another CE event, one time only. No transfer, refund or credit will be given for cancellation 3 days or less before the CE event, or when handouts or other CE event materials are available electronically, including but not limited to emailed or downloadable pdf documents.
All unapplied transfers and credits will expire September 26, 2026.

Rehab Connections reserves the right to cancel the CE event up to one week prior to the CE event. Rehab Connections will not be responsible for any charges incurred by the registrant due to the cancellation of the CE event, other than the CE event tuition.

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