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Hip Replacement Teaching 2310

Hip ReplacementProcedures
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Instructed patient on hip precautions after a hip replacement. Hip precautions are various maneuvers a patient who has undergone a hip replacement needs to avoid. Hip precautions include: Do not cross your legs, do not bend our legs up beyond 90 degrees, do not sit on sofas or in low chairs, do not sleep on your side.

Reviewed August 2018

Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.

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