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This should be repeated up the leg until just below the knee. Viscopaste bandages are primary dressings.
Below knee exercises
Heels and toe raises Slow marching on the spot Mini knee bends If you are unable to stand safely by yourself: Straighten and bend your knee, pointing your
ZipZocs should be applied to cover the lower leg from the base of the toes to just below the knee. All folds should be smoothed out.
The Hospitals’ Trust has secured £7.5m government funding to build a purpose-built theatre dedicated to orthopaedic surgery such as hip and knee replacements
Patients who are having hip and knee replacements usually stay on the ward for five days, before they go home.
Lift your injured leg up in front of you keeping your knee bent. Repeat this exercise 5 times.
Below knee stockings are generally prescribed although thigh length stockings and tights are available.
Musculoskeletal conditions include back, neck, shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, ankle and foot pain.
After completing his house jobs in Leeds he moved to the Mersey Region where he undertook his Basic Surgical Training; knee research fellowship and High
Elbow crutches: Ensure that you keep your affected leg off the floor and behind you by bending your knee.
The child will be able to sit on a parent or carer’s knee for the procedure.
This means there are people waiting much longer for procedures such as hip or knee surgery.
Push your heel down while bending your knee to stretch the Achilles tendon. Hold for 10 seconds and then swap legs and repeat 4 times.
Keep your injured leg off the ground and in front of you, with your knee slightly bent and your foot behind you.
Sometimes it may be too difficult to clearly see the circulation below the knee.
Ultrasound The sonographer will scan from the top of your leg (the groin), along the inside of your thigh, behind your knee and into your calf.
A hosiery kit consists of a liner and a below knee, open toed compression stocking.
Antiembolism stockings You may be measured and fitted with anti-embolism stockings (AES) which are usually knee-length.
Very rare but more serious nerve injuries associated with the treatment to the vein at the back of the knee (short saphenous vein).
