The Postop Period: Or, How Many Times Can One Knee Text You?

If you thought the hardest part of total hip and knee arthroplasty was the surgery itself, think again. The scalpel may come down for an hour or two — but the postoperative “global period” stretches on like a Netflix series with no clear finale. And spoiler alert: surgeons and their teams are carrying more of that load than anyone is giving them credit for.