Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty will follow two different rehabilitation protocols. In one of them, they will start walking the day of surgery and discharged on a 48 hours basis. On the other one, start walking 3 days after surgery and discharged on a 96 hours basis. Outcomes will be satisfaction, pain, range of movement, incidence of DVT and overall complications.
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Pain: Morphine clorhydrate shots requested by the patient
Timeframe: 24 hours
Range of Motion
Timeframe: 6 months
Ultrasonography incidence of deep vein thrombosis
Timeframe: 4 weeks-8 weeks
Overall score given by the patient to the knee replacement process
Timeframe: 6 months
Infection
Timeframe: 1 year
Blood loss
Timeframe: 48 hours
Oxford Knee Score pre op and post op
Timeframe: 6 months