Pose Avoidance Following Hip Replacement
As part of a comprehensive approach to rapid recovery, Dr. Sculco provides his patients with a set of Pose Avoidance instructions, aimed to simplify the postoperative process following hip replacement surgery. The following instructions indicate the poses that are safe and the poses that should be avoided.
Safe Poses After Surgery
OK to sit in a chair of comfortable height
OK to cross your ankle over your knee to put on a sock / shoe
OK to lean forward to pick up an object, keeping knees shoulder width apart and your body between your knees
Avoid These Poses After Surgery
DO NOT rise from a chair or commode with knees touching
DO NOT reach behind your leg to the outside of your ankle to shave your leg or fix a sock / shoe
Meet Dr. Sculco
What We Treat
Hip Arthritis
A common cause of hip pain, hip arthritis is defined as inflammation of the hip joint due to cartilage deterioration.
Knee Arthritis
Knee arthritis is defined as painful inflammation of the knee joint resulting from cartilage deterioration.
Revision Joint Replacement
When artificial joints fail or wear over time, a revision joint replacement surgery may be necessary.
