Many people think that artificial joint replacement surgery is a major operation and that it will take a long time to recover and that they will not be able to take care of themselves for a long time after the surgery. This is not the case, as recovery from an artificial knee joint replacement is very quick. Although modern arthroplasty is still considered major surgery, the trauma of modern surgery is completely different than before. In particular, modern artificial knee replacements are only “surface” replacements of the knee, not true “joint replacements” anymore, so the trauma to the patient is minimal. Also, since the artificial joint is fixed with bone cement, it can be loaded immediately after surgery. Normally, you can get out of bed 2-3 days after joint replacement and practice walking with a walker or crutches. I have personally performed thousands of split knee replacement surgeries over the past ten years, and according to my personal experience with surgery and rehabilitation, the sooner a patient can get off the ground after surgery, the better. Patients who have undergone artificial knee replacement surgery at our hospital can be on the floor 3 days after Q replacement and basically walk without crutches about 10 days after surgery. By 3 months after the artificial knee replacement, they are basically able to resume normal daily activities. However, since the soft tissue recovery period is usually a year to a year and a half, it takes about one “ambulatory” day to fully function as a normal person (even hiking and dancing).