After hip replacement surgery, patients should not do heavy work, be careful when going up and down stairs, and pay attention to their sleeping positions.
The risk of complications in patients after hip replacement surgery performed with modern medical techniques is extremely low; It is necessary to avoid risky movements in order to take precautions against situations such as loosening or dislocation of the prosthesis.
After Hip Replacement Surgery
After hip replacement surgery, it is important for patients to pay attention to their sleeping and standing positions and not to bend their feet while sitting or standing. The points that patients should pay attention to after prosthesis surgery are as follows:
- walking regularly,
- Not leaning forward too much, avoiding strenuous movements,
- Regularly using medications prescribed by the doctor,
- Prefer hard and high chairs to sit on,
- Keeping the legs apart instead of bringing them together in the sitting position,
- not crossing one's legs
After hip replacement surgery, the recommendations given by the doctor should be followed completely and harmful movements and sitting and lying positions should be avoided. Making adverse movements after hip replacement surgery may cause the prosthesis to become loose or dislodged.