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Post-operative Instructional Videos

These videos contain important information about recovering from your surgery and any equipment you will need to use at home.

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    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

    55 Fruit Street
    Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
    Boston, MA  02114

    Phone: 617-726-2784

    Explore these post-operative videos

      The videos below contain information about recovering from your surgery and any equipment you will need to use at home.

      Foot & Ankle Procedures

      Watch the post-operative instructional videos below related to foot or ankle surgery. Please note: In some of the videos below, you will see a patient learning to walk after surgery, and while the patient in the video has a knee brace or wrap, these videos apply to Foot & Ankle surgical patients as well.

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      Post-Operative Cold Therapy: Foot & Ankle

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Touch-Down Weight Bearing

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Partial Weight Bearing

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Non-weight Bearing

      Crutch Walking on Stairs: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Crutch Walking on Stairs: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Cane: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Walker: Non-weight Bearing

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      Knee Procedures

      Watch the post-operative instructional videos below related to knee procedures.

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      Knee: Cold Therapy and Cold Therapy with Brace

      Post-Operative Knee Brace

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Touch-Down Weight Bearing

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Partial Weight Bearing

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Non-weight Bearing

      Crutch Walking on Stairs: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Crutch Walking on Stairs: Partial or Touch-Down Weight Bearing

      Cane: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Walker: Non-weight Bearing

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      Knee (non-ACL) Procedures

      Watch the post-operative instructional videos below related to non-ACL knee procedures.

      See a playlist of the videos on YouTube

      Post-Operative Cold Therapy: Knee Wrap

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Touch-Down Weight Bearing

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Partial Weight Bearing

      Post-operative Crutch Walking: Non-weight Bearing

      Crutch Walking on Stairs: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Crutch Walking on Stairs: Partial or Touch-Down Weight Bearing

      Cane: Weight Bearing as Tolerated

      Walker: Non-weight Bearing

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      Shoulder Procedures

      Watch the post-operative instructional videos below related to shoulder procedures.

      See a playlist of the videos on YouTube

      Post-Operative Cold Therapy: Shoulder with Sling

      Post-Operative Shoulder Sling: Abductor Pillow, External Rotator

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