After Orthopaedic Surgery: General Guidance
This is general education. The discharge sheet you receive after your operation — including antibiotic, dressing and weight-bearing rules — comes first.
Usual themes
Keep the wound clean and dry as instructed. Elevation reduces swelling. Pain that steadily worsens, fever, wound discharge, calf pain with shortness of breath, or a limb that becomes numb or cold needs urgent medical care, not a WhatsApp photo as the only step.
Physiotherapy
Start only the exercises you have been cleared to do. A neighbour’s ACL protocol may be unsafe after a meniscus repair. If you are unsure, wait for the first follow-up rather than inventing a gym plan.
E-E-A-T
Written for patients, reviewed as medical education
This page is educational. It is not personal medical advice and is not a substitute for examination, imaging review or treatment planned in clinic.
- Author / reviewer
- Dr. Rahul Kumar
- Qualifications
- MBBS, M.S. Orthopedics, MRCS (Edinburgh), FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-29
- Last updated
- 2026-10-29
Awaiting medical review by Dr. Rahul Kumar