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Patient Guide: Total Hip Replacement Precautions and Helpful Hints

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Bed Position

-Keep abduction wedge or two pillows between thighs when lying on back at all times (posterior lateral approach);
-Keep abduction wedge or two pillows between thighs and knees when turning to side (posterior lateral approach);
-Avoid lying on non-surgical side to keep from abducting the surgical hip unless an abduction wedge or two pillows are between thighs and knees;
-Do no sleep on surgical hip or on stomach;
-Use a reacher to pull up covers instead of bending your hip past 90 degrees;

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