Knee Replacement
  • General information
    • Your health care team
    • Understanding your knee
  • Before surgery
    • Your health history and physical exam
    • Pre-surgery education class
    • Personal support coach
    • Insurance coverage
    • Hospital pre-registration
    • Advance care planning
    • Medicine use before surgery
    • Diabetes
    • Blood levels before surgery
    • Tobacco use
  • Preparing for surgery
    • Before surgery knee exercises
    • Mobility and activity techniques
    • Breathing exercises
    • Preparing your home for your needs after surgery
    • What to bring for your hospital stay
    • Preparing your mind and body for surgery
    • The day before surgery
    • Cleansing your skin for surgery
    • Food and liquid restrictions before surgery
    • The morning of surgery
  • Surgery & beyond
    • What to expect
    • Anesthesia
    • How to manage pain after surgery
    • Medicines that may be used during your recovery after surgery
    • Patient care plan
    • Preventing complications
    • How to use an incentive spirometer
    • Tips to prevent falls while you are in the hospital
  • Care after surgery
    • Incision healing
    • Commonly asked questions
    • Pain relief
    • Constipation
    • Nutrition
    • Home exercise program
    • Additional exercises
    • Medical equipment
    • Community resource directory
  • Forms & worksheets
  • Order a print copy of this manual
Forms and worksheets

Forms and worksheets

Before surgery exercise program schedule

Current medicine list

Home exercise program schedule

Personal items to bring for your hospital stay checklist

Preparing your home for your needs after surgery checklist

Questions for my surgeon at my surgery follow-up appointment 

Source: Allina Health's Patient Education Department, Knee Replacement, seventh edition, ortho-ah-90140
Reviewed By: Allina Health's Patient Education Department experts
First Published: 10/01/2000
Last Reviewed: 02/01/2020