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“During a knee replacement, the medical team completely dislocates your knee, puts the knee cap to the side, and starts measuring and cutting. During tibia replacement, this part assists in pushing the tibia forward so you can apply components accurately.”<\/p>\n
“During hip replacement, the entire hip is dislocated, and if it\u2019s an old posterior approach, your femoral head is sticking out of the wound at roughly 45 degrees.<\/p>\n
When you get a joint replacement revision, all bets are off because there is so much pulling, hammering, drilling, etc. If it’s a hip, you can sometimes lose so much blood that you need a transfusion.<\/p>\n
During abdominal surgery if you are reconnecting a patient\u2019s colon, the surgeon will stick a special instrument up your butt to staple the rectum to the intestine. Yes, staple.”<\/p>\n