Chapter 1: Overview of Total Joint Replacements 

• The Road to Surgery
• THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM: ARTHRITIS
• PRIMARY JOINT REPLACEMENTS
• COST CONTAINMENT

Chapter 2: The Pre-Operative Phase of Total Joint Replacements 

• Patient Education and Counseling

Chapter 3: The Total Knee Replacement 

• ANATOMY OF THE KNEE/IMPLANT
• BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
• INNOVATIONS IN IMPLANTS
• COMPLICATIONS & REVISIONS
• PREVALENCE
• Rehabilitation
• PHASE I (DAY 0-3)
• PHASE II (DAY 4-WEEK 6)
• PHASE III (WEEK 7-12) AND PHASE IV (WEEK 13+)

Chapter 4: The Total Hip Replacement 

• ANATOMY OF THE HIP/IMPLANT
• BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT
• INNOVATIONS IN IMPLANTS
• COMPLICATIONS & REVISIONS
• PREVALENCE
• Rehabilitation
• PHASE I (DAY 0-3)
• PHASE II (DAY 4-WEEK 6)

Chapter 5: Total Ankle Replacement 

• ANATOMY OF THE ANKLE/IMPLANT
• BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT
• INNOVATIONS IN IMPLANTS
• COMPLICATIONS & REVISIONS
• Rehabilitation
• PHASE I (DAY 0 – WEEK 2 AT EARLIEST; PHASE I MAY CONTINUE THROUGH WEEK 8)
• PHASE II (THIS PHASE CAN START AS EARLY AS WEEK 2 OR AS LATE AS WEEK 8)
• PHASE III (THIS PHASE CAN START AS EARLY AS WEEK 6 OR AS LATE AS WEEK 12) AND PHASE IV (WHICH BEGINS ONCE PHASE III GOALS ARE MET)

Chapter 6: The Total Shoulder Replacement 

• ANATOMY OF THE SHOULDER/IMPLANT
• BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TOTAL SHOULDER REPLACEMENT
• INNOVATIONS IN IMPLANTS
• COMPLICATIONS & REVISIONS
• Fractures
• Loss of Tuberosity Fixation
• Instability & Glenoid Component Loosening
• Soft Tissue Tears & Imbalance
• Post-Operative Stiffness
• Infection
• PREVALENCE
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• PHASE I (DAY 0 – WEEK 4 AT EARLIEST; PHASE I MAY CONTINUE THROUGH WEEK 6)
• PHASE II (THIS PHASE CAN START AS EARLY AS WEEK 4 OR AS LATE AS WEEK 6)
• PHASE III (MAY BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 6 WEEKS AFTER SURGERY; TYPICALLY BEGINS 10-12 WEEKS AFTER SURGERY)
• THE REVERSE TOTAL SHOULDER REPLACEMENT REHABILITATION
• PHASE I (DAY 0 – WEEK 6)
• PHASE II (WEEK 6-WEEK 12)
• PHASE III and IV (WEEK 12-DISCHARGE)