Post-operative care

After the surgery, you will receive an envelope containing documents:

Certificate for your health insurance

Certificate for your employer

Pain management plan

Medication prescription on the identity card

Home nursing prescription if necessary

Follow-up appointment

Contact details of the Foot and Ankle Institute

Assistive devices 

A post-operative shoe/boot may be prescribed. The bandagist will contact you directly. They provide a post-operative shoe or walking boot. You do not need to buy anything yourself.

Crutches preferably bring your own.

Renting crutches is a practical solution for temporary mobility issues, often available through local pharmacies, home care stores (such as Medipoint or Vegro) and mutual insurance lending services.

A knee scooter or knee crutch is very useful and can be purchased or rented online via kniesteps.be or similar.