Knee Replacement and Its Nursing Management

Authors

  • Ashu Kesar Nursing Tutor, Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Baba Farid University Regional Centre, Goindwal Sahib, Punjab, India
  • Bimla Rani Professor and Principal, Bharat College of Nursing, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
  • Supreet Kaur Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Bharat College of Nursing, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
  • Suman Lata James Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Dasmesh College of Nursing, Faridkot, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37628/ijorn.v7i1.1871

Abstract

Total Knee Replacement (TKR) has been performed with end-stage knee joint arthritis to relieve pain and gain function. Mostly, knee replacement patients can gain satisfactory knee functions; however, the range of motion of the implanted knee is variable.

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Published

2021-05-18

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