Your Complete Guide to Total Hip Replacement Surgery
This guide is intended for the information and education of patients and their families as they prepare for, and recover from, total hip replacement surgery.
1.1. Overview
2.1. Preparing for Surgery
2.2. You and Your Support
2.3. Preparing Your Home
2.4. Equipment
2.5. Pre-Admission Clinic Appointment
2.6. Days before your Surgery
2.7. Fasting Before Surgery - Patient Information Guide
2.8. Things to Bring to the Hospital
2.9. Patient’s responsibilities
3.1. Total Hip Replacement
3.2. What to Expect the Day of My Surgery
4.1. Pain Control
4.2. Swelling After Surgery
4.3. Length of Stay and Discharge Goals
4.4. Day of Surgery
4.5. Days Following Surgery
4.6. Going Home
5.1. Weight Bearing Status
5.2. Safe Body Positions
5.3. Getting out of or into Bed
5.4. Sitting
5.5. Standing
5.6. Walking
5.7. Going Up Stairs
5.8. Going Down Stairs
5.9. Car Transfers
6.1. Things to Remember After Hip Surgery
6.2. Self-care During Recovery
6.3. Activities During Recovery