Hip Replacement Surgery Questions And Answers

Hip Replacement Surgery Questions
And Answers

(TDWB)touchtdowntweighttbearingt-tCORRECTttANSWER-
cantonlytputttoestontthetfloortfortstabilitytandtbalance

exercisetgoalstaftertthetsurgerytaret-tCORRECTttANSWER--tTotIncreasetmuscletstrength
-Increasetyourtbloodtcirculationtandtoveralltfitness
-Avoidtinjuringtthetnewtjoint.

goalt-tCORRECTttANSWER-
preventiontoftatdislocationtthroughtpropertpositioningtintimmediatetposttoptperiodtandtthrou
ghouttrehabilitationt
*tcanthavetantordertfortantabductortwedget(tittseparatestthetlegstandtkeepstthethipstintpropert
alignment)

hiptdislocationt-tCORRECTttANSWER--willtinvolvetthetpatienttgoingtbackttotsurgery
Symptomst:t
-acutetgrointpaintbecause
thetballtoftthetjointtslidestouttoftthetsockett
-thetextremitytistshortenedt
-thetpatienttwilltcomplaintoftatpoppingtsensationtthattcantbeteithertfelttortheard

hipstreplacementtsurgeryt-tCORRECTttANSWER-
removestdamagedtortdiseasedtpartstoftathiptjointtand
replacestthemtwithtnew,tman-madetparts

howtshouldtyoutpreparetfortthetsurgeryt-tCORRECTttANSWER-
Learntwhatttotexpecttbefore,tduring,tandtaftertsurgery
-tAsktthetdoctortfortbookletstabouttthetsurgery
-tAsktsomeonettotdrivetyouttotandtfromtthethospital
-Arrangetfortsomeonettothelptyoutfortatweektorttwotaftertcomingthometfromtthethospital
-tPuttthingstyoutneedtintonetplacetatthomet(fortinstance,tputtthetremotetcontrol,tradio,
telephone,tmedicine,ttissues,tandtwastebaskettnextttotyourtchairtortbed)