OA MY WAY® is a personalized program designed to help motivate, educate, and support patients who are considering total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) surgery. This digitally delivered program provides patients with a personalized experience that was designed to encourage them along their entire journey—from thinking about surgery, to scheduling it, and finally through the post-surgery recovery period.

Making the journey toward joint replacement personal

For Patients With Osteoarthritis

Aligning ExpectationsPatients and surgeons often have different expectations for the recovery process following joint replacement surgery. One study demonstrated the following:

Patients May Benefit From Additional Education Programs Prior to Surgery

Managing OutcomesEducation may help manage patient outcomes and avoid pitfalls common to joint replacement surgery. The results of another study showed that patients who used a preoperative education plan saw the following benefits2:

fewer discharges to post-acute care facilities

reduction in 30-day

readmissions

fewer reoperations

at 90 days

of patients have HIGHER expectationsA majority of TKR patients (61%) and THR patients (53%) have higher expectations for their surgery than their surgeons do—making them more likely to expect no complications during their recovery1

of patients have LOWER expectationsSome TKR patients (21%) and THR patients (23%) have lower expectations instead—making them more likely to expect complications during their recovery and potentially delay surgery1

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>20%

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OA MY WAY support features include

Education and GuidanceInformation about the joint replacement procedure, recovery, and what to expect on their journey, including a conversation starter and presurgery checklist

Support From OthersAccess to valuable insights from people who have been through their own joint replacement journey via patient videos and personal stories

A Personalized JourneyInsights and updates provided through interactive polling help provide an experience tailored to each patient—and patients can advance themselves through the program by signaling that they are close to their surgery date

To help your patients navigate their joint replacement journey, DePuy Synthes has developed the OA MY WAY program.

Knee Emails

Hip Emails

References: 1. Ghomrawi HM, Franco Ferrando N, Mandl LA, et al. How often are patient and surgeon recovery expectations for total joint arthroplasty aligned? Results of a pilot study. HSS J. 2011;7(3):229–234. doi:10.1007/s11420-011-9203-6 2. Pelt CE, Gililland JM, Erickson JA, et al. Improving value in total joint arthroplasty: a comprehensive patient education and management program decreases discharge to post-acute care facilities and post-operative complications. J Arthroplasty. 2018;33(1):14–18. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2017.08.003

OA MY WAY Patient Print MaterialsOA MY WAY knee and hip folders contain the following resources for patients:

1 OA MY WAY postcard describing the program and information on how to enroll in the program

2 Letter introducing the contents of the folder, where to find more information, and where they can read real patient stories

3 Total Knee Replacement or Total Hip Replacement brochure that provides a guide to their new DePuy Synthes joint replacement

4 Your Journey Through Recovery brochure, which provides an overview of rehabilitation and recovery following joint replacement surgery

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