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Joint classes

If your doctor has scheduled a hip or knee joint replacement, we highly recommend you attend a Total Joint class before surgery. Classes are twice a month.

Topics include:

• Total knee replacement
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  what to expect before, during and after surgery
• how to prepare to return home
• accident-proofing your home
• Total hip replacement
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  equipment you may need for recovery
• nutrition
• rehabilitation

Classes are taught by orthopedic nurses, social services and rehabilitation and nutritional specialists.

Register for class

To register for a Total Joint class, call 952-993-3232, option 2, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Location

Total Joint classes meet in Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center’s ground floor auditorium, Suite G-700.

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