PATIENT ADVANTAGES: There are advantages to the patient on a short hospital. stay or outpatient surgery timeline after knee and hip replacement surgery: 1. RAPID MOBILIZATION: A big advantage of an early discharge to home after. knee and hip replacement surgery is the natural increase in mobilization.
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Auto- means self and didact comes from the Greek word for teach, so an autodidact is a person who's self-taught. Being the autodidact that you are, instead of calling the plumber you bought some manuals and began to learn the trade yourself. You should learn scuba diving next, now that your apartment is underwater.