Following a hip replacement surgery the ball can slip out of the socket when the hip joint is placed into certain vulnerable positions before the soft tissues around the hip joint have had time to heal hip anatomy.
Hip replacement precautions for life.
Healing after a hip replacement has become less problematic and the results can be life changing.
After surgery you ll be moved to a recovery area for a few hours while your anesthesia wears off.
Medical staff will monitor your blood pressure pulse.
I still cannot sit cross legged and i try not to twist but otherwise i m pretty flexible.
Of course we need to discuss the false sense of security.
Surgeons have gotten to the point where they encourage their patients to get out of bed just a few hours after surgery and put as much weight as possible on the operated hip while walking.
My first thr was 7 years ago and i can tell you that i mostly forget i have had a hip replacement.
If you have had a total hip replacement surgery there are certain precautions you need to take especially if your surgery was done via a posterior approach while your total hip rehab may have taken place in the hospital at home or in an outpatient clinic you may benefit from the skilled services of a physical therapist pt.
As hip replacement implants have changed over time and as surgical procedures have been developed and refined the precautions after hip replacement surgery have also changed.
Techniques for hip replacement are constantly evolving.
Low risk patients undergoing a total hip replacement with a posterior approach can skip the standard hip precautions currently recommended for post surgical recovery according to a new study.
I agree with the others that your surgeon is being ultra cautious and that can only be a good thing.
Surgeons continue to develop less invasive surgical techniques which might reduce recovery time and pain.
The socket is the acetabulum in the pelvis and the ball is the upper knob on the thigh bone or femur.