- Patient should keep doing such exercise at home, including working on quadriceps femoris muscle, working on angles, raising legs flat and straight, and bend wounded legs.
- If surgical stitches are removed, then patient can either take bath or shower; however, should take extra caution when entering or leaving bath tub.
- Please continue to use your auxiliary aids (crutch or walking aid), until you return to hospital for re-examination.
- If your leg has such conditions, such as becoming swollen, after walking for a long distance, please should reduce walking amount, and should raise your legs each time when you walk.
- Patient should slowly increase your activity capacity, but remember to have enough rest each time.
- Patient must drive after you reach your normal activity capacity.
- You must follow whatever is restricted by doctor on your activities until the next time you return for treatment.
- If you feel your condition is ready, then you may start working. However, you should start from minimum amount of work hours everyday until you get better.
- If you have encountered the following symptoms, please come back to hospital for examination:
(1) Infected Symptoms: Red and Swollen wounds that are secreted with aspiration, increasingly pain, or having a fever.
(2) Hurt knee for feeling pain or discomfort.
(3) Hurt knee for tripping or bruised.
(4) Having a swollen or repressed legs or ankles.
(5) Having a chest pain while deep breathing.
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