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Ukuhlinzwa kweqakala kuyinqubo yezokwelapha yokulungisa amathambo alimele, imisipha, imigudu, noma i-cartilage emgqonyeni wakho weqakala. Udokotela wakho angase akutuse uma ukwelashwa okungagxili ekuhlinzweni okufana nokuphumula, ukwelashwa ngokomzimba, noma imithi kungazange kunikeze ukukhululeka okwanele ebuhlungwini noma kubuyisele ukusebenza okufanele eqakaleni lakho.
Cabanga ngeqakala lakho njengehinge eliyinkimbinkimbi elixhuma umlenze wakho onyaweni lwakho. Uma leli hinge lilimala ngenxa yokulimala, i-arthritis, noma ezinye izimo, ukuhlinzwa kungasiza ukubuyisela ukuzinza kwalo nokunyakaza ukuze ukwazi ukuhamba, ukugijima, nokunyakaza ngokunethezeka futhi.
Ukuhlinzwa kweqakala kuhlanganisa izinqubo ezihlukahlukene ezenzelwe ukulungisa izinkinga ngaphakathi emgqonyeni wakho weqakala. Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa i-arthroscopy (ukusebenzisa ikhamera encane ukulungisa izicubu), ukulungiswa kokuqhekeka (ukulungisa amathambo aphukile), ukwakhiwa kabusha kwemisipha (ukwakha kabusha ukuxhumana okudabukile), nokushintshwa kwamalunga noma ukuhlanganiswa kwe-arthritis enzima.
Umgoqo wakho weqakala yilapho amathambo amathathu ehlangana khona: i-tibia ne-fibula evela emlenzeni wakho ongezansi, nethambo le-talus elivela onyaweni lwakho. La mathambo abanjwe ndawonye yimisipha futhi athambiswe yi-cartilage. Uma noma yiziphi lezi zakhiwo zilimale, ukuhlinzwa kungase kudingeke ukuze kubuyiselwe ukusebenza okuvamile.
Uhlobo oluthile lokuhlinzwa oludingayo luya ngokuya ngenkinga yakho ethile. Ezinye izinqubo azihlaseli kakhulu, kanti ezinye zidinga ukusikeka okukhulu ukuze kufinyelelwe futhi kulungiswe indawo elimele.
Ukuhlinzwa kweqakala kuba ngesidingo lapho umgoqo wakho weqakala noma izakhiwo ezizungezile zilimale kakhulu ukuthi zingelapheka zodwa. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzozama ukwelashwa okungahlinzi kuqala, kodwa ukuhlinzwa kungase kube yindlela engcono kakhulu uma ukunakekela okungagxili ekuhlinzweni kungasebenzi.
Nazi izizathu eziyinhloko zokuthi kungani ungase udinge ukuhlinzwa kweqakala, kusukela ezimweni ezivamile kuya kweziyinkimbinkimbi:
Udkt wakho ohlinzayo uzohlola ngokucophelela isimo sakho esithile futhi achaze ukuthi kungani ukuhlinzwa kunconywa esimweni sakho. Umgomo uhlala ukunciphisa ubuhlungu, ukubuyisela umsebenzi, nokukusiza ukuthi ubuyele emisebenzini yakho ejwayelekile.
Inqubo yokuhlinzwa iyahlukahluka kakhulu ngokuya ngokuthi yini edinga ukulungiswa eqakaleni lakho. Ukuhlinzwa okuningi kweqakala kwenziwa ngaphansi kwe-anesthesia ejwayelekile, okusho ukuthi uzobe ulele ngokuphelele ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa.
Nakhu okwenzeka ngokujwayelekile ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa okuhlukene kweqakala:
Ukuhlinzwa kungathatha noma yikuphi kusukela ehora elilodwa kuya emahoreni amaningana, kuye ngobunzima becala lakho. Ithimba lakho lokuhlinzwa lizokuqapha kuyo yonke inqubo ukuze liqinisekise ukuphepha kwakho nokunethezeka kwakho.
Ngemva kokuhlinzwa, uzothuthelwa ekamelweni lokululama lapho abasebenzi bezokwelapha bezokubuka ngenkathi uvuka emuthini wokubulala izinzwa. Ukuhlinzwa okuningi kwamaqakala kuyizinqubo ezenziwa ngaphandle kwesibhedlela, okusho ukuthi ungaqhubeka uye ekhaya ngalo lolo suku.
Ukulungiselela ukuhlinzwa kweqakala kuhilela izinyathelo eziningana ezibalulekile ukuqinisekisa umphumela ongcono kakhulu. Udokotela ohlinzayo uzohlinzeka ngemiyalelo ethile, kodwa nazi izilungiselelo ezijwayelekile ongazilindela.
Emasontweni ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa, uzodinga ukunakekela imisebenzi embalwa ebalulekile:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancome ukuqala izivivinyo zokwelapha ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa ukuze uqinise imisipha ezungezile. Lokhu kulungiselela kungasiza ngempela ukusheshisa ukululama kwakho ngemva kwalokho.
Unganqikazi ukubuza ithimba lakho lokuhlinzwa noma yimiphi imibuzo mayelana nenqubo yokulungiselela. Bafuna ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka futhi ulungele inqubo yakho.
Ngemva kokuhlinzwa kweqakala, udokotela ohlinzayo uzokuchazela ukuthi kwenziweni ngesikhathi senqubo nokuthi batholeni. Ngokungafani nokuhlolwa kwelabhorethri enemiphumela yezinombolo, imiphumela yokuhlinzwa ngokuvamile ichazwa ngokuya ngalokho okwalungiswa nokuthi ukuhlinzwa kuhambe kahle kangakanani.
Udokotela wakho ohlinzayo uzoxoxa ngamaphuzu amaningana abalulekile mayelana nemiphumela yakho yokuhlinzwa:
Udkt wakho ohlinzayo angase futhi akukhombise izithombe zangaphambi nangemva uma zithathwe ngesikhathi senqubo. Lokhu kungakusiza ukuthi uqonde kahle ukuthi kwenziweni ukuze kuthuthukiswe isimo seqakala lakho.
Khumbula ukuthi imiphumela ephelele yokuhlinzwa kwakho ngeke ibonakale ngokushesha. Kungathatha izinyanga eziningana ukubona izinzuzo eziphelele njengoba iqakala lakho liphola futhi uthola amandla nokuhamba.
Ukwelulama kwakho ngemva kokuhlinzwa kweqakala kubaluleke njengokuhlinzwa ngokwako. Ukulandela imiyalelo kadokotela wakho ohlinzayo ngokucophelela kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekutheni uphola kangakanani nokuthi ubuyela ngokushesha kangakanani emisebenzini evamile.
Nawa amasu abalulekile okusekela inqubo yakho yokululama:
Izikhathi zokululama ziyahlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo lokuhlinzwa kanye nenqubo yakho yokuphola. Izinqubo ezilula ze-arthroscopic zingase zikuvumele ukuthi ubuyele emisebenzini evamile emasontweni angu-6-8, kuyilapho ukwakhiwa kabusha okuyinkimbinkimbi kungathatha izinyanga ezingu-4-6 noma ngaphezulu.
Ukuzibophezela kwakho ekulandeleni uhlelo lokululama kunomthelela oqondile emiphumeleni yakho yokugcina. Ukubekezela ngesikhathi salesi sigaba kubalulekile ukuze kuzuzwe imiphumela engcono kakhulu yesikhathi eside.
Umphumela ongcono kakhulu wokuhlinzwa kweqakala ngumuntu obhekana ngempumelelo nenkinga yakho ethile ngenkathi ekuvumela ukuthi ubuyele ezingeni lomsebenzi olifunayo. Impumelelo ibukeka ngendlela ehlukile kumuntu ngamunye, kuye ngeminyaka yakho, izinga lomsebenzi, kanye nesimo esidinga ukuhlinzwa.
Kubantu abaningi, imiphumela emihle ihlanganisa ukuncipha okukhulu kobuhlungu, ukuthuthukiswa kokuzinza kweqakala, kanye nokubuyiselwa kobubanzi bokunyakaza. Kufanele ukwazi ukuhamba ngokunethezeka, ukubamba iqhaza emisebenzini yakho oyithandayo, futhi uzizwe uqiniseka ngekhono leqakala lakho lokukusekela.
Noma kunjalo, kubalulekile ukuba nethemba elingokoqobo. Ngenkathi abantu abaningi befeza imiphumela emihle, ukubuyela ngokuphelele esimweni sangaphambi kokulimala akwenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokulimala okukhulu noma ezimweni ze-arthritis ethuthukile.
Njenganoma iyiphi inqubo yokuhlinzwa, ukuhlinzwa kweqakala kuthwala izingozi ezithile okufanele uziqonde ngaphambi kokuqhubeka. Izinkinga eziningi azivamile, kodwa ukuzazi kuzokusiza ukuthi wenze isinqumo esinolwazi futhi uqaphele izimpawu zokuxwayisa ngesikhathi sokululama.
Izici eziningana zingakhuphula ingozi yakho yezinkinga ngesikhathi noma ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kweqakala:
Udkt. wakho ohlinzayo uzohlola lezi zici eziyingozi ngesikhathi sokubonisana kwakho ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa. Ezimweni eziningi, izinyathelo zingathathwa ukunciphisa izingozi, njengokuthuthukisa impilo yakho ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa noma ukulungisa indlela yakho yokuhlinzwa.
Musa ukuvumela lezi zingozi zikudikibalise ekuhlinzweni okudingekayo. Udkt. wakho ohlinzayo uzoncoma ukuhlinzwa kuphela uma ekholelwa ukuthi izinzuzo zidlula izingozi ezingaba khona esimweni sakho esithile.
Isinqumo phakathi kokuhlinzwa iqakala nokukugwema sincike ngokuphelele esimweni sakho esithile, izimpawu, nokuthi zikuthinta kangakanani impilo yakho. Akukho impendulo yendawo yonke esebenza kuwo wonke umuntu.
Ukuhlinzwa kungase kube yindlela engcono uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obuqhubekayo obukhawulela imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke, ukungazinzi kweqakala okukubeka engozini yokulimala okuqhubekayo, noma ukulimala okuthuthukayo kwamalunga okungenzeka kube kubi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukugwema ukuhlinzwa kungase kukhethwe uma izimpawu zakho zilawuleka ngemithi eqinile, uma unezingozi ezinkulu zezokwelapha ezenza ukuhlinzwa kube yingozi, noma uma izinzuzo ezingaba khona zingadluli izingozi nesikhathi sokululama esihilelekile.
Udkt. wakho ohlinzayo wamathambo uzokusiza ukuthi ulinganise lezi zici ngokusekelwe ezimweni zakho ngazinye. Bazocabangela iminyaka yakho, izinga lomsebenzi, impilo yonke, kanye nemigomo yomuntu siqu lapho benza izincomo zabo.
Ngenkathi ukuhlinzwa iqakala kuvamile ukuthi kuphephile, kubalulekile ukuqonda izinkinga ezingaba khona ukuze ukwazi ukwenza isinqumo esinolwazi futhi uqaphele izimpawu zokuxwayisa ngesikhathi sokululama. Izinkinga eziningi azivamile, kodwa zingenzeka.
Nawa amathuba okuba khona izinkinga, ahlelwe kusukela kokuvamile kuya kokungavamile:
Ithimba lakho lokuhlinzwa lizoxoxa ngalezi zingozi nawe futhi lichaze ukuthi lisebenza kanjani ukuzinciphisa. Izinkinga eziningi zingelashwa ngempumelelo uma zenzeka.
Kubalulekile ukulandela yonke imiyalelo ngemuva kokuhlinzwa futhi ubike noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo kudokotela wakho ngokushesha. Ukutholwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa kwezinkinga kuvame ukuholela emiphumeleni engcono.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela ohlinzayo noma ithimba lezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezithile zokuxwayisa ngesikhathi sokululama kwakho. Isenzo esisheshayo singavimbela izinkinga ezincane ukuthi zingabi yizinkinga ezinkulu.
Shayela udokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu:
Ungakhathazeki ngokukhathaza ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngemibuzo noma izinkathazo. Bangathanda ukukuhlola futhi bathole ukuthi konke kulungile kunokuthi bangaphuthelwa yinkinga ebalulekile.
Ukuze uthole ukunakekelwa okulandelayo okuvamile, iya kuwo wonke ama-aphoyintimenti ahleliwe ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Lokhu kuvakasha kuvumela udokotela ohlinzayo ukuthi aqaphe ukuqhubeka kwakho kokuphola futhi abhekane nanoma yiziphi izinkathazo ngaphambi kokuba zibe yizinkinga.
Ukuhlinzwa kweqakala kungasebenza kahle kakhulu nge-arthritis, ikakhulukazi lapho ukwelashwa okuvamile kungazange kunikeze ukukhululeka okwanele. Inketho engcono kakhulu yokuhlinzwa incike ekutheni i-arthritis yakho isithuthuke kangakanani nokuthi iyiphi ingxenye yeqakala lakho ethinteke kakhulu.
Nge-arthritis emnene kuya kokulingene, ukuhlinzwa kwe-arthroscopic kungasusa ama-bone spurs futhi kuhlanzwe i-cartilage elimele, ngokuvamile kunikeze ukukhululeka okukhulu kobuhlungu. Nge-arthritis enzima kakhulu, ukufakwa kweqakala noma ukuhlinzwa kokuhlanganisa kungaqeda ubuhlungu ngokushintsha izindawo zejoyinti noma ngokuhlanganisa ngokushesha amathambo ndawonye.
Abantu abaningi ababi nazinkinga zesikhathi eside ngemva kokuhlinzwa kweqakala, ikakhulukazi uma belandela uhlelo lwabo lokululama ngokucophelela. Nokho, abanye abantu bangase babe nokuqina okuqhubekayo, ukungakhululeki ngezikhathi ezithile, noma imikhawulo yomsebenzi uma kuqhathaniswa nesimo sabo sangaphambi kokulimala.
Amathuba okuba nezinkinga zesikhathi eside ancike ezintweni ezinjengohlobo lokuhlinzwa olwenziwe, iminyaka yakho, izinga lomsebenzi, nokuthi uphola kahle kangakanani. Udokotela ohlinzayo uzoxoxa ngamalindelo angokoqobo ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
Ukuphola okuphelele ngemva kokuhlinzwa kweqakala ngokuvamile kuthatha izinyanga ezi-3-6, nakuba lokhu kuhluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo lwenqubo kanye nenqubo yakho yokuphola. Izinqubo ezilula ze-arthroscopic zingase ziphole emasontweni angu-6-8, kuyilapho ukwakhiwa kabusha okuyinkimbinkimbi kungathatha izinyanga ezi-6-12.
Kungenzeka ukuthi uzobona ukuthuthuka kancane kancane ngalesi sikhathi, ngezinto ezinkulu eziqakathekileyo njengokuhamba ngaphandle kwemigqomo kanye nokubuyela emidlalweni ezenzeka ezigabeni ezihlukene. Udokotela ohlinzayo uzohlinzeka ngesikhathi esiqondileyo esisekelwe ekuhlinzeni kwakho okuthile.
Abantu abaningi bangabuyela ekuhambeni okuvamile ngemva kokuhlinzwa kweqakala, nakuba isikhathi sincike enqanabeni lakho elithile kanye nentuthuko yokuphola. Ukulungiswa okulula kungavumela ukuhamba okuvamile emasontweni angu-6-8, kuyilapho ukuhlinzwa okuyinkimbinkimbi kungathatha izinyanga ezingu-3-4.
Udokotela ohlinzayo uzokwandisa kancane kancane imisebenzi yakho yokuthwala isisindo njengoba ukuphola kuqhubeka. Ukwelashwa ngokomzimba kudlala indima ebalulekile ekukusizeni ukuthi ubuyisele amaphethini ajwayelekile okuhamba kanye nokuzethemba ekuqineni kweqakala lakho.
Uma ukhetha ukungahlinzwa iqakala elinconyiwe, izimpawu zakho zizokwazi ukuqhubeka futhi zingase zibe zimbi kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Imiphumela ethile incike esimweni sakho, kodwa ingabandakanya ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo, ukungazinzi okwandisiwe, ukulimala okwengeziwe kwamalunga, noma ukukhubazeka okuqhubekayo.
Noma kunjalo, ukugwema ukuhlinzwa akusona ngaso sonke isikhathi okuyinkinga. Abanye abantu baphatha ngempumelelo izimpawu zabo ngemithi yokwelapha, ukuguqulwa komsebenzi, kanye namadivayisi asekelayo. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde okulindelekile uma ukhetha ukuphathwa okungahlinzi.
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