Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

Factors Affecting Surgical Outcomes

8 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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A short transcript excerpt from Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter discussing multiple factors that influence surgical outcomes. He highlights clinical causes (surgical technique, infection, stiffness, blood clots), patient-level behavioral elements (physical therapy adherence), psychological contributors (depression, anxiety), and socioeconomic/financial barriers (insurance, ability to afford therapy) as determinants that can make even a technically successful surgery have poorer results.

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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.