These precautions are important to avoid ahip replacement dislocation.
This article will explain the three precautions you better take after your surgery and for how long.
Your physical therapist can show you how to do them so they don’t result in a dislocation.
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Others may only have you follow them for 60 days.
It all depends on your health and mobility level before the surgery and how complex the surgery was.
It will also depend on the intensity of your post-operative rehabilitation and recovery.
Your healthcare provider will tell you when you no longer need to follow your total hip precautions.
After that, improvements continue at a slower rate for up to a year.
Summary
After a total hip replacement surgery, you will do rehab with a physical therapist.
Remember that each person heals differently after total hip replacement surgery.
Working with yourphysical therapistis the best way to ensure a safe and rapid recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Many of the risk factors are beyond your control.
Underlying neuromuscular disorders, for instance, play a role.
Surgical mistakes such as the protheses being placed incorrectly can also lead to displacement.
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