A short clinician-led YouTube commentary by Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter describing multiple factors that influence surgical outcomes. He emphasizes that adherence to post-operative physical therapy, surgical technique, random complications (infection, stiffness, blood clots), psychological status (depression, anxiety), and financial/insurance constraints can all change recovery despite a technically successful operation.
If you're not able to perform your physical therapy as you should, that certainly can affect your surgical outcome. There are many factors that can affect your outcome as a surgical patient. One certainly can be your surgical technique. Two can be luck. I mean, infection, stiffness, blood clots, some of these things that are not necessarily within your control can occur. But it's also other factors that can affect your surgical outcome. For instance, depression, anxiety can certainly affect the way that we respond and heal after a major surgery. Financial factors. You know, insurance drops you if you can't afford your physical therapy, or if you're not able to perform your physical therapy as you should. That certainly can affect your surgical outcome. And so we can definitely have the perfect surgery that doesn't turn out as we would expect.
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