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

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30 Jun 2025

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This is a YouTube video titled "Factors Affecting Surgical Outcomes" containing a monologue or single-speaker discussion recorded in mid-2025. The speaker explains various factors influencing surgical recovery, including physical therapy adherence, surgical technique, complications like infection or blood clots, mental health, and financial issues such as insurance coverage. The content is educational and focused on patient outcomes after surgery.

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.