Knee to Know Ep. 117

Many individuals will leave the hospital after surgery with some sort of assistive device such as a rolling walker, crutches, or a cane. For those who start with a walker or crutches, often progress to using a cane and then potentially walking with no assistive device.

This video discusses how to appropriately fit the cane to the right size and the sequencing when walking with the cane.

The height of the cane should come up the crease of your wrist when your arm is resting at your side. This will look like a slight bend of the elbow when holding the cane in your hand.

You should hold the cane in the hand opposite the surgical / effected side as this will help offload the surgical leg more.

When walking with the cane, move the cane and surgical leg followed by the unaffected leg. The cane should be relatively close to the body and should not be placed ahead of the toe of involved extremity. When walking focus on good posture, full normal step length bilateral and heel to toe gait pattern.

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