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Friday, February 17th, 2012

The staff of the Mutschler Orthopaedic Institute will offer a free informational session for people who are considering total knee or hip replacement surgery.  The free program will be held on Wednesday, March 7^th at 2 p.m. and repeated on Wednesday, March 21^st at 5 p.m. in the McNary Conference Center at Canonsburg General Hospital.

Topics covered include:

-     Information about arthritis

-     Explanation of a joint replacement surgery,

-     Details of the pre-operative, operative and post-operative care,

-     Information on anesthesia,

-     Pain management guides for the recovery period, and

-     Physical Therapy guidelines,

-     A question and answer session is also included.

Refreshments will be provided.  To register, call 1-888-877-5955 or 724-873-5955.

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