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Joint Replacement Pre-op & Recovery Resources

Thank you for choosing Monadnock Orthopaedic Associates for your joint replacement surgery.

To help make your surgical experience the best it can possibly be, we have provided you with some helpful resources to provide you with helpful information about the surgical procedure you’re undergoing along with some tips and guidelines to help you heal faster and more effectively and reduce the risk of post-surgical injury.


Joint Replacement Surgery Guides

To help you prepare for your upcoming joint replacement surgery, we have provided a series of helpful guides for each of the major joint replacement procedures we perform.  Each guide contains helpful pre- and post-surgical information to make your surgery as successful as possible.

Simply click on the interactive PDFs to flip through the resource guide for the type of surgery you are having.

  • Hip Replacement Surgery
  • Partial Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Shoulder Replacement Surgery

Hip Replacement Surgery

Partial Knee Replacement Surgery

Knee Replacement Surgery

Shoulder Replacement Surgery


Helpful Post-Surgical Info

Joint replacement surgery is major surgery. While we want you to slowly resume daily activities to help facilitate healing, you need to be careful undertaking some of the most basic tasks, such as putting on shoes, socks, and pants and getting in and out of your shower or walk-in bathtub.

The videos below are designed to show you the proper way to perform basic tasks safely to minimize pain and avoid the risk of re-injury.

Donning Shoes

Donning Pants

Donning Socks

Shower/Walk-In Tub Use

Donning Shirt | Shoulder

Range of Motion | Shoulder


Questions or concerns?

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your joint replacement surgery, please call our office at 603-924-2144. We want to make you as comfortable as possible, so feel free to to ask any and all questions you may have.