Stay Informed

Food, soft ones preferred, is allowed if patients feel no nausea or vomit.
Before stitches taken off, avoid having your wound wet; once the dressing is wet, change it immediately.

• Activities after surgery:

1. Lie on your back before doctors grant back fixation; no sitting or getting out of bed if doctors do not give the permission.
2. Roll over like log on your own when lying on the bed; do not foreget to maintain an upright posture.
3. Wear external fixation before getting up or sitting up.
4. Wear external fixation at all time except lying on bed once granted by the doctor.
5. Rest in bed as much as possible two weeks after the surgery. Take on appropriate amount of exercise according to individual recovery condition.
6. Once granted by the doctors, remove fixation 3~4 weeks later.
7. Avoid heavy workload and improper posture within 2~3 months after the surgery. (See pictures below)

• Proper getting up posture:

• Proper sitting posture:

• Proper posture for picking up objects

Correct. Walk to the spot and squat when picking up something.	Correct. Lifting stuff with legs stretching open and upper torso staying upright.

After being discharged from the hospital, return for regular check-ups. Return to the hospital immediately if any of the following conditions occurs:

• Red, swollen, heated, and aching wound.
• Severly injuried surgical site.
• Double injured waist or injured waist caued by outer force.
• Sudden soreness, numbness, and aching lower limbs.

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